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alisphenoid

[ ăl′ĭ-sfē′noid, ā′lĭ- ]

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adj.

Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

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Each also sends dorsalwards a short alisphenoid plate which meets that from the parietal.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Each also sends ventralwards a plate which meets an upgrowth from the pterygoid and acts as an alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The tympanic bone remains permanently distinct, and the anterior boundary of the tympanic cavity is formed by the alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The palatine is well developed, the pterygoid is small and early fuses with the pterygoid process of the alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Dorso-laterally the basisphenoid is joined by the alisphenoid, which forms most of the posterior wall of the orbit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various