| sphenoccipital | Relating to the sphenoid bone and the basilar process of the occipital bone. Synonym: spheno-occipital, sphenoccipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| sphenofrontal | Relating to the sphenoid and frontal bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenofrontal suture | Line of union between the orbital plate of the frontal and the lesser wings of the sphenoid on either side. Synonym: sutura sphenofrontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenographer | One skilled in sphenography; a sphenographist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphenographic | Of or pertaining to sphenography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphenographist | A sphenographer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphenography | The art of writing in cuneiform characters, or of deciphering inscriptions made in such characters. Origin: Gr. A wedge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sphenoid | 1. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. <anatomy> Sphenoid bone, an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several foetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid, Basisphenoid, Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid. Origin: Gr.; a wedge + form: cf. F. Sphenoide. 1. <chemistry> A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. 2. <anatomy> The sphenoid bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |