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Basisphenoid

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Ba`si`sphe´noid
a.1.(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 young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
n.1.(Anat.) The basisphenoid bone.


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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone (3-mm serial cuts) demonstrated (1) heterogenously enhancing densities with loculated collections in the left middle ear and mastoid cavities, (2) gross destruction of the mastoid portion of the left temporal bone, left occipital bone, and adjacent basisphenoid bone, and (3) destruction of the carotid canal, jugular foramen, and styloid process (figure 2).
A case of skull base mucormycosis with osteomyelitis secondary to ... by Capoor, Malini / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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According to the more widely accepted theory, which was proposed by Currarino et al in 1985, the canal is formed by a vertical defect in the basisphenoid and carries the remnant of the stem of Rathke's pouch.
Transsphenoidal encephalocele in a neonate by Coticchia, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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