Definition of Presphenoid bone. Meaning of Presphenoid bone. Synonyms of Presphenoid bone

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Definition of Presphenoid bone

Presphenoid bone
Presphenoid 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.

Meaning of Presphenoid bone from wikipedia

- processes. The greater part of the bone is ossified in cartilage. There are fourteen centers in all, six for the presphenoid and eight for the postsphenoid...
- (ch**** bone) Palatine bones: form the back of the hard palate Sphenoid bone: formed by fusion of the foetal basisphenoid and presphenoid bones, at the...
- in between the parapterygoid fossae. They may perforate the presphenoid or basisphenoid bone. Their development and form are variable between and within...
- orbitosphenoid (deprecated: presphenoid) is a bone of the anterior part of the braincase that underlies the forebrain. A paired bone, the left and right halves...
- spherical in Kentrosaurus. The rest of the braincase is formed by the presphenoid composing the anterior end. The overall braincase morphology is very...
- or perforated by small sphenopalatine vacuities where the presphenoid and basisphenoid bones meet. An alisphenoid strut separates two foramina (openings)...