- Basisphenoid
- Basisphenoid \Ba`si*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.) The basisphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]
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Basisphenoid — Ba si*sphe noid, Basisphenoidal Ba si*sphe*noid al, a. [Basi + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basisphenoid — Relating to the base or body of the sphenoid bone; denoting the independent center of ossification in the embryo that forms the posterior portion of the body of the sphenoid bone. * * * … Medical dictionary
Basisphenoid — Schädel in Seitenansicht: 1. Stirnbein (Os frontale) 2. Scheitelbein (Os parietale) 3. Nasenbein (Os nasale) 4 … Deutsch Wikipedia
basisphenoid — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo 2. noun The basisphenoid bone … Wiktionary
basisphenoid — the small, Y shaped, deep, endochondral cranial bone ventrally covered by the parasphenoid and medial to the pterosphenoids forming part of the floor of the neurocranium and the base of the posterior myodome. The bone ossifies from the medial… … Dictionary of ichthyology
basisphenoid — ba·si·sphenoid … English syllables
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basisphenoid bone — a bone in the floor of the cranium of embryos of many different animal species. In humans, before birth it becomes part of the postsphenoidal part of the sphenoid bone (see under part); in most other animals it persists as a separate bone between … Medical dictionary
Basisphenoidal — Basisphenoid Ba si*sphe noid, Basisphenoidal Ba si*sphe*noid al, a. [Basi + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snake skeleton — A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs. Contents 1 Skull … Wikipedia
