basisphenoid

[ bā′sĭ-sfē′noid′ ]

adj.

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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Example sentences from the Web for basisphenoid

The basisphenoid is well ossified, and there is no parasphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
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
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 basisphenoid is a little bone above the myotome or tube in which runs the rectus muscle of the eye.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

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

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