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supersphenoidal

supersphenoidal adjective: situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.

Adjective

supersphenoidal (not comparable)

  1. Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.
    • supersphenoidal pituitary fossa
    • supersphenoidal peduncle

Origin of supersphenoidal

From super- + sphenoidal.

Questions about supersphenoidal

What does supersphenoidal mean?
Supersphenoidal means situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.
What part of speech is supersphenoidal?
Supersphenoidal is an adjective.

Words near supersphenoidal in the dictionary

  1. superspeedway
  2. superspeedways
  3. superspeedy
  4. superspend
  5. supersperm
  6. supersphenoidal
  7. supersphere
  8. superspheres
  9. superspies
  10. superspike
  11. superspin

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