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alisphenoid

UK/alɪˈsfiːnɔɪd/

alisphenoid noun: the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

Noun

alisphenoid (plural alisphenoids)

  1. The greater wing of the sphenoid bone

Adjective

alisphenoid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
  2. Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
    • alisphenoid bone
    • alisphenoid canal

alisphenoid meaning in Tamil and Bengali

alisphenoid in Tamil

அலிஸ்ஃபினாய்டு

alisphenoid in Bengali

স্ফেনয়েড হাড়ের বৃহত্তর ডানা

Forms of alisphenoid

pluralalisphenoids

Origin of alisphenoid

From ali- + sphenoid.

Questions about alisphenoid

What does alisphenoid mean?
Alisphenoid means the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
What is alisphenoid in Tamil?
Alisphenoid in Tamil is அலிஸ்ஃபினாய்டு. See Alisphenoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alisphenoid?
Alisphenoid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce alisphenoid?
Alisphenoid is pronounced /alɪˈsfiːnɔɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of alisphenoid?
The plural of alisphenoid is alisphenoids.

Words near alisphenoid in the dictionary

  1. alismatids
  2. Aliso Viejo
  3. alisol
  4. alisols
  5. alison
  6. alisphenoid
  7. alisphenoidal
  8. alisphenoids
  9. alisporivir
  10. Alissa
  11. Alisson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alisphenoid (page history and authors); alisphenoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alisphenoid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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