spheno-

a combining form meaning “wedge,” used in the formation of compound words: sphenography.

Origin of spheno-

<New Latin <Greek sphḗn wedge + -o--o-

Also especially before a vowel, sphen-.

Words Nearby spheno-

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How to use spheno- in a sentence

The lower incision should run directly backwards from the lower orbital margin into the spheno-maxillary fissure.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Again, the spheno-pterygoid foramen is found in 4.8 per cent.
The Criminal | Havelock Ellis
The spheno-frontal articulation is completely obliterated on the left, but traces of it remain on the right side.
A Bilateral Division of the Parietal Bone in a Chimpanzee; with a Special Reference to the Oblique Sutures in the Parietal | Ales Hrdlicka

British Dictionary definitions for spheno-

spheno-

combining form

having the shape of a wedge: sphenogram

Origin of spheno-

from Greek sphēn wedge

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