basisphenoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

basi- +‎ sphenoid

Adjective[edit]

basisphenoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo

Noun[edit]

basisphenoid (plural basisphenoids)

  1. The basisphenoid bone

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