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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ORBITOSPHENOID

Or `bi *to *sphe "noid, a. Etym: [Orbit + sphenoid. ] (Anat. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone. -- n.

Defn: The orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid. It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult.

ORBITOSPHENOIDAL

ORBITOSPHENOIDAL Or `bi *to *sphe *noid "al, a. (Anat. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid.

New American Oxford Dictionary

orbitosphenoid

or bi to sphe noid |ˌôrbitōˈsfēˌnoid ˌɔrbədoʊˈsfinɔɪd |(also orbitosphenoid bone ) ▶noun Anatomy & Zoology a bone in the floor of the mammalian cranium, in the region of the optic nerve. In the human skull it is represented by the lesser wings of the sphenoid bone.

Oxford Dictionary

orbitosphenoid

orbitosphenoid |ˌɔːbɪtəʊˈsfiːnɔɪd |(also orbitosphenoid bone ) ▶noun Anatomy & Zoology a bone in the floor of the mammalian cranium, in the region of the optic nerve. In the human skull it is represented by the lesser wings of the sphenoid bone.