sphenoid

[ sfee-noid ]
/ ˈsfi nɔɪd /

adjective Also sphe·noi·dal.

being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
Anatomy. of or relating to the compound bone of the base of the skull, at the roof of the pharynx.

noun

Anatomy. the sphenoid bone.

Origin of sphenoid

1725–35; < New Latin sphēnoīdēs < Greek sphēnoeidḗs. See sphen-, -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM sphenoid

Words nearby sphenoid

sphenocephaly, sphenodon, sphenoethmoidal suture, sphenogram, sphenography, sphenoid, sphenoid bone, sphenoid crest, sphenoidal sinus, sphenoidal spine, sphenoiditis

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British Dictionary definitions for sphenoid

sphenoid
/ (ˈsfiːnɔɪd) /

adjective Also: sphenoidal

wedge-shaped
of or relating to the sphenoid bone

noun

See sphenoid bone

Medical definitions for sphenoid

sphenoid
[ sfē′noid′ ]

n.

The sphenoid bone.

adj.

Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
Wedge-shaped.

Other words from sphenoid

sphe•noi′dal (-noid′l) adj.