Definition of Sphenoid. Meaning of Sphenoid. Synonyms of Sphenoid

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Definition of Sphenoid

Sphenoid
Sphenoid Sphe"noid, n. 1. (Crystallog.) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. 2. (Anat.) The sphenoid bone.

Meaning of Sphenoid from wikipedia

- The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of...
- The sphenoid sinus is a paired paranasal sinus occurring within the body of the sphenoid bone. It represents one pair of the four paired paranasal sinuses...
- Look up sphenoid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sphenoid may refer to: Sphenoid bone, a bone in anatomy Sphenoid (geometry), a tetrahedron with 2-fold...
- The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid (from Gr**** pteryx, pterygos, "wing"), one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body...
- The greater wing of the sphenoid bone, or alisphenoid, is a bony process of the sphenoid bone, positioned in the skull behind each eye. There is one on...
- wings of the sphenoid bone that serves as the origin of the sphenomandibular ligament. Base of skull. Inferior surface. Spine of sphenoid bone marked with...
- A sphenoid wing meningioma is a benign brain tumor near the sphenoid bone. A meningioma is a benign brain tumor. It originates from the arachnoid (not...
- sinuses are behind the eyes. The sinuses are named for the facial bones and sphenoid bone in which they are located. Their role is disputed. Humans possess...
- is located in the sphenoid bone; it is bounded medially by the body of the sphenoid and laterally by the lesser wing of the sphenoid. The superior surface...
- with the orbital surface of the maxilla and with the great wing of the sphenoid, part of the floor and lateral wall of the orbit. On it are seen the ****s...