basipterygoid

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone

OriginEnglish pterygoid ← Latin basis →
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Meanings

adjectivebasipterygoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
nounbasipterygoid (plural basipterygoids)

plural basipterygoids

  1. anatomyThe basipterygoid process

Origin

  1. Latinbasis
  2. Englishbasi-
  3. Englishpterygoid
  4. Englishbasipterygoid

From basi- + pterygoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with basipterygoid

pterygoidectopterygoidentopterygoidepipterygoidinterpterygoidmesopterygoidmetapterygoidpalatopterygoidpseudopterygoid
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Cite this entry
APA

basipterygoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basipterygoid

MLA

“basipterygoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basipterygoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basipterygoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basipterygoid.

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