{Sphenotic bone} (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sphenotic — Sphe*not ic, n. (Anat.) The sphenotic bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sphenotic — I. (ˈ)sfē|nōd.ik, näd. adjective Etymology: sphen + otic : of, relating to, or being an element of the skull of many fishes situated above the prootic and often forming part of the posterior boundary of the orbit II. noun ( s) : a sphenotic bone… … Useful english dictionary
Sphenotic bone — Sphenotic Sphe*not ic, a. [Spheno + ???, ???, the ear.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone. [1913 Webster] {Sphenotic bone} (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sphenotic spine — a projection of the sphenotic bone seen in some Lophiiformes … Dictionary of ichthyology
sphenotic — a deep bone below the frontal, above the pterosphenoid (or alisphenoid) and under the dermosphenotic. Also called autosphenotic … Dictionary of ichthyology
sphenotic — Relating to the sphenoid bone and the bony case of the ear. [spheno + G. ous, ear] * * * sphe·not·ic (sfe notґik) [spheno + otic] denoting a fetal bone which becomes that part of the sphenoid bone adjacent to the carotid groove … Medical dictionary
sphenotic — sphen·otic … English syllables
sphenotic center — a center of ossification in the fetal sphenoid bone for the lingula … Medical dictionary
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
ectosphenotic — |ek(ˌ)tō+ adjective Etymology: ect + sphenotic : of or relating to the external part of the sphenotic bone … Useful english dictionary
