clinoid

clinoid
1. Resembling a four-poster bed. 2. SYN: c. process. [G. kline, bed, + eidos, resemblance]

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cli·noid (klĭґnoid) [Gr. klinē bed + -oid] resembling a bed; bed-shaped, as the clinoid processes (from their fancied resemblance to bedposts). See entries beginning processus clinoideus.

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  • clinoid — clinoíd adj. m., pl. clinoízi; f. sg. clinoídă, pl. clinoíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  CLINOÍD, Ă adj. în formă de pat. (< fr. clinoïde) …   Dicționar Român

  • Clinoid — Cli noid, a. [Gr. kli nh bed + oid.] (Anat.) Like a bed; applied to several processes on the inner side of the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clinoid process — can refer to: Anterior clinoid process Posterior clinoid processes This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change t …   Wikipedia

  • clinoid — adjective Like a bed …   Wiktionary

  • clinoid — cli·noid …   English syllables

  • clinoid — …   Useful english dictionary

  • clinoid process — cli·noid process klī .nȯid n any of several processes of the sphenoid bone …   Medical dictionary

  • clinoid process anterior — processus clinoideus anterior …   Medical dictionary

  • clinoid process middle — processus clinoideus medius …   Medical dictionary

  • clinoid process posterior — processus clinoideus posterior …   Medical dictionary

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