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Alisphenoid
Pronunciation : Al`i*sphe"noid
Part of Speech : n. (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: The alisphenoid bone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Al`i*sphe"noid
Part of Speech : Al`i*sphe*noid"al
Etymology : [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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