basisphenoid

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo

OriginEnglish sphenoid ← Latin basis →
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Meanings

adjectivebasisphenoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
nounbasisphenoid (plural basisphenoids)

plural basisphenoids

  1. The basisphenoid bone

Origin

  1. Latinbasis
  2. Englishbasi-
  3. Englishsphenoid
  4. Englishbasisphenoid

From basi- + sphenoid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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