| NOUN | body | sphenoid, sphenoid bone, os sphenoidale | butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull |
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| Meaning | butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull. | |
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| Synonyms | sphenoid bone, os sphenoidale | |
| Part of | skull | The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
| Parts | crotaphion | The tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone |
| pterygoid process | Two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone | |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | esfenoide, esfenoides, hueso esfenoides, os sphenoidale | |
| Catalan | esfenoide, os esfenoide | |
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