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otosphenoidal

otosphenoidal adjective: relating to the ear and the sphenoid bone.

Adjective

otosphenoidal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ear and the sphenoid bone
    • The cerebral carotid then passes closely apposed to the basisphenoid, ventral to the otosphenoidal crest, where it enters the cerebral carotid canal.2015 October 15, “Vascular Patterns in Iguanas and Other Squamates: Blood Vessels and Sites of Thermal Exchange”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of otosphenoidal

From oto- + sphenoidal.

Questions about otosphenoidal

What does otosphenoidal mean?
Otosphenoidal means relating to the ear and the sphenoid bone.
What part of speech is otosphenoidal?
Otosphenoidal is an adjective.

Words near otosphenoidal in the dictionary

  1. otoscopist
  2. otoscopists
  3. otoscopy
  4. otosenine
  5. otosphenal
  6. otosphenoidal
  7. otosphere
  8. otospheres
  9. otospiralin
  10. otospondylomegaepiphyseal
  11. otosteal

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