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sphenoid
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sphenoid /sphe·noid/ (sfe´noid)
1. wedge-shaped.
2. sphenoid bone. sphenoi´dal
sphe·noid (sfnoid)
n.
The sphenoid bone.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
2. Wedge-shaped.
sphe·noidal (-noidl) adj.
sphenoid
[sfē′noid]
Etymology: Gk, sphen, wedge, eidos, form
wedge-shaped. See also sphenoid bone.
sphenoid (sfeˑ·noid),
n the hollow bone structure, located in the middle of the skull, which encases the sphenoid air sinuses.
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Sphenoid.
sphenoid
1. wedge-shaped.
2. an irregular wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull. See also Table 10.
sphenoid bone fracture
fracture of the basisphenoid bone occurs when the horse rears over backwards. Causes rotation of head, facial paralysis, occasionally hemorrhage into guttural pouch.


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