parasphenoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.
adj
  1. Lying under or alongside the sphenoid.

Word forms

parasphenoid parasphenoids

Etymology

From para- + sphenoid.

Derived words

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