alisphenoid

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, Alisphenoidal \Al`i*sphe*noid"al\,
   a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
   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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)
   The alisphenoid bone.
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