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Dictionary: sphe·noid   (sfē'noid') pronunciation
n.
The sphenoid bone.

adj.
  1. Wedge-shaped.
  2. Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
sphenoidal sphe·noi'dal (-noid'l) adj.

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1. wedge-shaped.
2. an irregular wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull.

  • s. bone fracture — fracture of the basisphenoid bone occurs when the horse rears over backwards. Causes rotation of head, facial paralysis, occasionally hemorrhage into guttural pouch.
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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