| spheno- | <anatomy, prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the sphenoid bone; as in sphenomaxillary, sphenopalatine. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| spheno-occipital | Relating to the sphenoid bone and the basilar process of the occipital bone. Synonym: spheno-occipital, sphenoccipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spheno-occipital joint | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year; incorrectly called spheno-occipital suture. Synonym: synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis, spheno-occipital joint, spheno-occipital suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spheno-occipital suture | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year; incorrectly called spheno-occipital suture. Synonym: synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis, spheno-occipital joint, spheno-occipital suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spheno-occipital synchondrosis | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year; incorrectly called spheno-occipital suture. Synonym: synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis, spheno-occipital joint, spheno-occipital suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spheno-orbital suture | Articulation between the orbital process of the palatine bone and the outer surface of the body of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura spheno-orbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenobasilar | Relating to the sphenoid bone and the basilar process of the occipital bone. Synonym: spheno-occipital, sphenoccipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoccipital | Relating to the sphenoid bone and the basilar process of the occipital bone. Synonym: spheno-occipital, sphenoccipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenocephaly | Condition characterised by a deformation of the skull giving it a wedge-shaped appearance. Origin: spheno-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenodon | <zoology> Same as Hatteria. Origin: Gr. A wedge +, a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphenoethmoid | Relating to the sphenoid and ethmoid bones. Synonym: sphenethmoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoethmoidal | <anatomy> Sphenethmoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphenoethmoidal recess | A small cleftlike pocket of the nasal cavity above the superior concha into which the sphenoid sinuses drain. Synonym: recessus sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoethmoidal suture | Line of union between the crest of the sphenoid bone and the perpendicular and cribriform plates of the ethmoid. Synonym: sutura sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoethmoidal synchondrosis | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the posterior part of the ethmoidal labyrinth. Synonym: synchondrosis sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura spheno-orbitalis | Articulation between the orbital process of the palatine bone and the outer surface of the body of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura spheno-orbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year; incorrectly called spheno-occipital suture. Synonym: synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis, spheno-occipital joint, spheno-occipital suture. (05 Mar 2000) |