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Define the word Sphenoid bone

"Sphenoid bone" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Sphenoid \Sphe"noid\, a. [Gr. ???; sfh`n a wedge + e'i^dos form:
   cf. F. sph['e]no["i]de.]
   1. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal.
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   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.
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   Sphenoid bone (Anat.), an irregularly shaped bone in front
      of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher
      vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which
      become united the adult. See Alisphenoid,
      Basisphenoid, Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid.
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"sphenoid bone" wn "WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)"

sphenoid bone
    n 1: butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn:
         sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale]