Medical dictionary. 2011.
Basisphenoid — Ba si*sphe noid, n. (Anat.) The basisphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] … 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 — 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
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible … Wikipedia
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
Presphenoid bone — Presphenoid Pre*sphe noid, a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the presphenoid bone). [1913 Webster] {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sphenoid bone — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Sphenoid bone} (Anat.), an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postsphenoid part of sphenoid bone — postsphenoidal part of sphenoid bone the posterior portion of the sphenoid bone; in the fetus it consists of separate basisphenoid, pterygoid, and alisphenoid parts, first cartilaginous and later bony, which fuse to each other and to the… … Medical dictionary
basiotic bone — a small bone of the fetus between the basisphenoid and the basioccipital bones; called also Albrecht b … Medical dictionary
