orbitosphenoid

orbitosphenoid
Of or pertaining to the orbit and the sphenoid bone

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  • Orbitosphenoid — Or bi*to*sphe noid, a. [Orbit + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone. n. The orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid. It generally… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orbitosphenoid — Relating to the orbit and the sphenoid bone. * * * or·bi·to·sphe·noid .ȯr bit ō sfē .nȯid adj being or relating to a paired element of the skull between the presphenoid and frontal bone that in humans forms the lesser wing of the sphenoid… …   Medical dictionary

  • orbitosphenoid — a deep, median or paired, endochondral bone underlying the frontal bone forming the floor and walls of the anterior end of the cranium. Visible in the wall of the orbit. Absent in Salmonidae and Gadidae, for example …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • orbitosphenoid — or·bi·to·sphenoid …   English syllables

  • orbitosphenoid — …   Useful english dictionary

  • atheriniform — ▪ fish Introduction       any member of the order Atheriniformes, containing 15 families of marine and freshwater spiny finned fishes (spiny finned fish), including the flying fishes (flying fish) (see ), needlefishes (needlefish), silversides,… …   Universalium

  • Orbitosphenoidal — Or bi*to*sphe*noid al, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …   Universalium

  • Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …   Universalium

  • 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 irregularly shaped …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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