Sphenoid

[sfi:nɒid]

Definition

(a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.

(n.) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.

(n.) The sphenoid bone.

Editor: Lois

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. (Anat.) Wedge-shaped, sphenoidal.

Checker: Roderick

Definition

adj. wedge-shaped: inserted like a wedge denoting a bone at the base of the skull.—adjs. Spheneth′moid pertaining to the sphenoid and the ethmoid bone; Sphē′nō-fron′tal -mā′lar -pal′atine -parī′etal -tem′poral pertaining to the sphenoid and frontal malar palatine parietal and temporal bones respectively.—n. Sphē′nogram a cuneiform character.—adjs. Sphēnograph′ic -al.—n. Sphēnog′raphy the art of writing or deciphering cuneiform inscriptions.—adjs. Sphēnot′ic pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the otic capsule; Sphē′no-tur′binal sphenoidal and turbinated or whorled.

Edited by Adela