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Alisphenoid
Alisphenoid Al`i*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.)
The alisphenoid bone.
Alisphenoid
Alisphenoid Al`i*sphe"noid, Alisphenoidal Al`i*sphe*noid"al,
a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating
to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is
often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone;
alisphenoid canal.
Alisphenoidal
Alisphenoid Al`i*sphe"noid, Alisphenoidal Al`i*sphe*noid"al,
a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating
to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is
often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone;
alisphenoid canal.
Basisphenoid
Basisphenoid Ba`si*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.)
The basisphenoid bone.
Basisphenoid
Basisphenoid Ba`si*sphe"noid, Basisphenoidal
Ba`si*sphe*noid"al, a. [Basi- + spheroid.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium
between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually
ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and
becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
Basisphenoidal
Basisphenoid Ba`si*sphe"noid, Basisphenoidal
Ba`si*sphe*noid"al, a. [Basi- + spheroid.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium
between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually
ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and
becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
Gracilaria lichenoidesAgar-agar A`gar-a"gar, n. [Ceylonese local name.]
A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and
jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides). Orbitosphenoid
Orbitosphenoid Or`bi*to*sphe"noid, a. [Orbit + sphenoid.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to
the orbitosphenoid bone. -- n. The orbitosphenoid bone, which
is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid.
It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
Orbitosphenoidal
Orbitosphenoidal Or`bi*to*sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid.
Parasphenoid
Parasphenoid Par`a*sphe"noid, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.]
(Anat.)
Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone
situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the
skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone.
Postsphenoid
Postsphenoid Post*sphe"noid, a. [Pref. post- + sphenoid.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the posterior part of the sphenoid bone.
PresphenoidPresphenoid Pre*sphe"noid, a. (Anat.)
Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to
the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the
presphenoid bone).
Presphenoid bone (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of
the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is
usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes
a part of the sphenoid in the adult. Presphenoid
Presphenoid Pre*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.)
The presphenoid bone.
Presphenoid bonePresphenoid Pre*sphe"noid, a. (Anat.)
Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to
the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the
presphenoid bone).
Presphenoid bone (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of
the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is
usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes
a part of the sphenoid in the adult. Presphenoidal
Presphenoidal Pre`sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone; presphenoid.
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.
Sphenoidal
Sphenoidal Sphe*noid"al, a.
1. Sphenoid.
2. (Crystalloq.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a sphenoid.
Subsphenoidal
Subsphenoidal Sub`sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)
Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the
sphenoid bone.
Supersphenoidal
Supersphenoidal Su`per*sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)
Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the
sphenoid bone.
Suprasphenoidal
Suprasphenoidal Su`pra*sphe*noid"al, a. (Anat.)
Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal
appendage, or pituitary body.
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