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 sphenoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Presphenoid — Pre*sphe noid, n. (Anat.) The presphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
presphenoid — 1. adjective Situated in front of the sphenoid bone 2. noun The anterior part of the sphenoid bone (a separate bone before being fused) Syn: presphenoid bone … Wiktionary
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
presphenoid part of sphenoid bone — presphenoidal part of sphenoid bone the anterior portion of the sphenoid bone; it develops separately in the fetus and unites with the postsphenoidal part between the seventh and eighth months of intrauterine life. Called also presphenoid bone … Medical dictionary
presphenoid — adj. * * * … Universalium
presphenoid — pre·sphenoid … English syllables
presphenoid — … Useful english dictionary
presphenoid bone — presphenoidal bone see under part … Medical dictionary
Ossification of the sphenoid — Until the seventh or eighth month of fetal life the body of the sphenoid consists of two parts: one in front of the tuberculum sellæ, the presphenoid, with which the small wings are continuous; the other, comprising the sella turcica and dorsum… … Wikipedia
