Meanings
adjectivesphenic (comparative more sphenic, superlative most sphenic)
comparative more sphenic · superlative most sphenic
- archaicmedicineShaped like a wedge.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσφήν“wedge”
- Englishsphenic
From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”), + -ic.
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APA
sphenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenic
MLA
“sphenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenic.
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