sphenoid

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

sphenoid (not comparable)

  1. Wedge-shaped.
  2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.

Translations[edit]

wedge-shaped

Noun[edit]

sphenoid (plural sphenoids)

  1. (anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
  2. (crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.

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Translations[edit]

sphenoid bone — see sphenoid bone

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