Meanings
adjectivesphenopalatine (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyRelating to, or connecting, the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蝶顎 /蝶颚, 蝶腭
- 蝶顎 /蝶颚relating to the sphenoid and palatine bones
- 蝶腭 (dié'è)relating to the sphenoid and palatine bones
Italian sfenopalatino
- sfenopalatinorelating to the sphenoid and palatine bones
Spanish esfenopalatino
- esfenopalatinorelating to the sphenoid and palatine bones
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sphenopalatine
palatinecraniopalatinedermopalatineethmopalatineglossopalatinehyopalatineinterpalatinemaxillopalatinenasopalatinepostpalatinepterygopalatine
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APA
sphenopalatine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenopalatine
MLA
“sphenopalatine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenopalatine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphenopalatine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenopalatine.
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