BASIPTERYGOID

Ba`sip*ter"y*goid, a. & n. Etym: [Basi- + pierygoid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AMATORY

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