Orbitosphenoid vs. Sphenoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit and the sphenoid bone

The sphenoid bone.

(anatomy) The orbitosphenoid bone

Wedge-shaped.

Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone.

Of or relating to the sphenoid bone.

Having a wedged shape.

(anatomy) Relating to the compound bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral ‘wings’ and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.

(anatomy) The sphenoid bone.

(crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.

Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal.

Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.

A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.

The sphenoid bone.

butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull