Definition of Presphenoid. Meaning of Presphenoid. Synonyms of Presphenoid

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Definition of Presphenoid

Presphenoid
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.
Presphenoid
Presphenoid Pre*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.) The presphenoid bone.

Meaning of Presphenoid from wikipedia

- sphenoid consists of two parts: one in front of the tuberculum sellae, the presphenoid, with which the small wings are continuous; the other, consisting of...
- palate Sphenoid bone: formed by fusion of the foetal basisphenoid and presphenoid bones, at the base of the skull. Can become fractured in horses that...
- squamosal, and quadrate.: 38  orbitosphenoid The orbitosphenoid (deprecated: presphenoid) is a bone of the anterior part of the braincase that underlies the forebrain...
- spherical in Kentrosaurus. The rest of the braincase is formed by the presphenoid composing the anterior end. The overall braincase morphology is very...
- palate, in between the parapterygoid fossae. They may perforate the presphenoid or basisphenoid bone. Their development and form are variable between...
- fully ossified or perforated by small sphenopalatine vacuities where the presphenoid and basisphenoid bones meet. An alisphenoid strut separates two foramina...
- but the morphology of some features, such as the element termed the 'presphenoid' by Pardo et al. differs between them. The presence of bicuspid teeth...