Medical term:
sphenoid
sphenoid
[sfe´noid]1. wedge-shaped.
2. pertaining to the sphenoid bone; see anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sphe·noi·dal
(sfē-noy'dăl),1. Relating to the sphenoid bone.
2. Wedge-shaped.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) [TA]
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sphe·noi·dal
(sfē-noy'dăl)1. Relating to the sphenoid bone.
2. Wedge-shaped.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) .
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) .
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
sphenoid
[sfe´noid]1. wedge-shaped.
2. pertaining to the sphenoid bone; see anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sphe·noi·dal
(sfē-noy'dăl),1. Relating to the sphenoid bone.
2. Wedge-shaped.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) [TA]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sphenoid
(sfē′noid′)n.
The sphenoid bone.
adj.
1. Wedge-shaped.
2. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
sphe·noi′dal (-noid′l) adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
sphe·noi·dal
(sfē-noy'dăl)1. Relating to the sphenoid bone.
2. Wedge-shaped.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) .
Synonym(s): sphenoid (1) .
sphe·noid bone
(sfē'noyd bōn)A bone of irregular shape occupying the base of the skull; it is described as consisting of a central portion, or body, and six processes: two greater wings, two lesser wings, and two pterygoid processes; it articulates with the occipital, frontal, ethmoid, and vomer, and with the paired temporal, parietal, zygomatic, palatine, and sphenoidal concha bones.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (2) .
Synonym(s): sphenoid (2) .
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
sphenoid
Wedge-shaped, or cuneiform. From Greek sphenoidis , a wedge.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
sphe·noid bone
(sfē'noyd bōn)A bone of irregular shape occupying the base of the skull.
Synonym(s): sphenoid (2) .
Synonym(s): sphenoid (2) .
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