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sphenoid bone

A compound bone with winglike processes, situated at the base of the skull.

sphenoid bone

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland

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sphenoid bone - butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull

os sphenoidale, sphenoid

crotaphion - the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

pterygoid process - two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone

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