Etymology

basisphenoid

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo Full definition →

English sphenoid ← Latin basis
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  1. Latinbasis
  2. Englishbasi-
  3. Englishsphenoid
  4. English todaybasisphenoid

From basi- + sphenoid.

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