PARASPHENOID

Etymology

Noun

parasphenoid (plural parasphenoids)

(anatomy) A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.

Adjective

parasphenoid (not comparable)

Lying under or alongside the sphenoid.

Source: Wiktionary

Par`a*sphe"noid, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals.

– n.

Definition: The parasphenoid bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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