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al·i·sphe·noid
(al-i-sfē'noyd),Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
[L. ala, + sphēn, wedge]
alisphenoid
/ali·sphe·noid/ (-sfe´noid)1. pertaining to the greater wing of the sphenoid.
2. a cartilage of the fetal chondrocranium on either side of the basisphenoid; later in development it forms the greater part of the great wing of the sphenoid.
al·i·sphe·noid
(al'i-sfē'noyd)Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
[L. ala, + sphēn, wedge]
alisphenoid
The greater wing of the SPHENOID BONE.alisphenoid
the bone forming in the middle region of the cranium of mammals.al·i·sphe·noid
(al'i-sfē'noyd)Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
[L. ala, + sphēn, wedge]