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basisphenoid

basisphenoid adjective: of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo.

Adjective

basisphenoid (not comparable)

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

Noun

basisphenoid (plural basisphenoids)

  1. The basisphenoid bone

Forms of basisphenoid

pluralbasisphenoids

Origin of basisphenoid

From basi- + sphenoid.

Words formed from basisphenoid

Questions about basisphenoid

What does basisphenoid mean?
Basisphenoid means of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo.
What part of speech is basisphenoid?
Basisphenoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near basisphenoid in the dictionary

  1. basis vectors
  2. basiscopic
  3. basiscopically
  4. basises
  5. basisolute
  6. basisphenoid
  7. basisphenoidal
  8. basisphenoids
  9. Basista
  10. basisterna
  11. basisternal

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