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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.
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.
Spheno-
Spheno- Sphe"no-
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,
or relation to, the sphenoid bone; as in sphenomaxillary,
sphenopalatine.
SphenodonSphenodon Sphe"no*don, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + ???, ???, a
tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Hatteria. SphenodonHatteria Hat*te"ri*a, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs
widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living
representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many
Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also
Sphenodon, and Tuatera. Sphenodon punctatumTuatara Tu`a*ta"ra, n. [Maori tuat[`a]ra; tua on the farther
side (the back) + tara spine.]
A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly
common in New Zealand, but now confined to certain islets
near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet,
is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on
the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on
the neck. Sphenoethmoidal
Sphenoethmoidal Sphe"no*eth*moid`al, a. (Anat.)
Sphenethmoid.
Sphenogram
Sphenogram Sphe"no*gram, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + -gram.]
A cuneiform, or arrow-headed, character.
Sphenographer
Sphenographer Sphe*nog"ra*pher, n.
One skilled in sphenography; a sphenographist.
Sphenographic
Sphenographic Sphe`no*graph"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to sphenography.
Sphenographist
Sphenographist Sphe*nog"ra*phist, n.
A sphenographer.
Sphenography
Sphenography Sphe*nog"ra*phy, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge +
-graphy.]
The art of writing in cuneiform characters, or of deciphering
inscriptions made in such characters.
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.
Sphenostoma cristatumWedgebill Wedge"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An Australian crested insessorial bird (Sphenostoma
cristatum) having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull
brown, like the earth of the plains where it lives. SphenoticSphenotic Sphe*not"ic, a. [Spheno- + ???, ???, the ear.]
(Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone.
Sphenotic bone (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the
auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or
adjoining, the sphenoid bone. Sphenotic
Sphenotic Sphe*not"ic, n. (Anat.)
The sphenotic bone.
Sphenotic boneSphenotic Sphe*not"ic, a. [Spheno- + ???, ???, the ear.]
(Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone.
Sphenotic bone (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the
auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or
adjoining, the sphenoid bone.
Meaning of Spheno from wikipedia
