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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sphenoid /ˈsfiːnɔɪd/

▶noun Anatomy a large compound bone which forms the base of the cranium.

– derivatives
sphenoidal adjective.

– origin C18: from mod. L. sphenoides, from Gk sphēnoeidēs, from sphēn ‘wedge’.

'sphenoid' also found in these Oxford entries:

alisphenoid - pterygoid process

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