Meanings
nounsphenoid bone (plural sphenoid bones)
plural sphenoid bones
- A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes in humans and various other animals.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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Origin
- Latinos sphēnoīdeum
- Englishsphenoid bone
Calque of Latin os sphēnoīdeum.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian клиновидна кост
- клиновидна кост (klinovidna kost)sphenoid bone
Catalan os esfenoide
- os esfenoidesphenoid bone
Czech klínová kost
- klínová kostsphenoid bone
Esperanto sfenoido
- sfenoidosphenoid bone
Estonian kiilluu
- kiilluusphenoid bone
Finnish kitaluu
- kitaluusphenoid bone
French os sphénoïde
- os sphénoïdesphenoid bone
German Keilbein
- Keilbeinsphenoid bone
Hebrew עצם היתד
- עצם היתד (étzem haYatéd)sphenoid bone
Hungarian ékcsont
- ékcsontsphenoid bone
Japanese 蝶形骨
- 蝶形骨 (chōkeikotsu)sphenoid bone
Latin os sphēnoīdeum
- os sphēnoīdeumsphenoid bone
Polish kość klinowa
- kość klinowasphenoid bone
Portuguese esfenoide
- esfenoidesphenoid bone
Romanian sfenoid
- sfenoidsphenoid bone
Russian клиновидная кость, сфеноид
- клиновидная кость (klinovidnaja kostʹ)sphenoid bone
- сфеноид (sfenoid)sphenoid bone
Spanish esfenoide
- esfenoidesphenoid bone
Swedish kilben
- kilbensphenoid bone
Vietnamese xương bướm
- xương bướmsphenoid bone
Cite this entry
APA
sphenoid bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenoid%20bone
MLA
“sphenoid bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenoid%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphenoid bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenoid%20bone.
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