basisphenoid /ba·si·sphe·noid/ (ba″sĭ-sfe´noid)
1. postsphenoid.
2. an embryonic bone that becomes the back part of the body of the sphenoid.
ba·si·sphe·noid (b  s -sf  noid)adj. 1. Of or relating to the base or body of the sphenoid bone. 2. Relating to or being the independent center of ossification in the embryo that forms the posterior portion of the body of the sphenoid bone. |
basisphenoid
one of the bones of the floor of the skull which, with the presphenoid, constitutes the sphenoid bone.
basisphenoid fracture
occurs in horses that rear over backwards. Characterized by unilateral facial paralysis, circling gait. Called also occipital fracture.
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