Sphenoid bone Common

Sphenoid bone has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull

sphenoid bone sphenoid os sphenoidale

A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes.

See Also

sphenomandibular spheno laterosphenoid dorsum sellae sphenopalatine sphenoid sinus alisphenoid intrasphenoid

Related Terms

sphenomandibular spheno laterosphenoid dorsum sellae sphenopalatine sphenoid sinus alisphenoid intrasphenoid subsphenoidal supersphenoidal zygomaticosphenoid transsphenoidal postsphenoid sphenotic sphenoid sphenoidectomy presphenoid bone sphenoorbital mesosphenoid

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

bone

Rhyming Words

one done wone lone mone fone none zone pone cone hone rone sone jone ione yone tone gone bone prone

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