basisphenoid

[ bā′sĭ-sfē′noid′ ]

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Of or relating to the base or body of the sphenoid bone.

Relating to or being the independent center of ossification in the embryo that forms the posterior portion of the body of the sphenoid bone.

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The basisphenoid, although somewhat crushed, appears to be fused to the parasphenoid.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
The dorsal edge has a thickened, flared margin that presumably articulated with the antotic process of the basisphenoid.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
The knoblike antotic processes on the basisphenoid are unlike those of any other known coelacanth.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
The basisphenoid (fig. 45, 12) is an unpaired wedge-shaped bone, united along a deep vertical suture with the basi-occipital.
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