spheno-
a combining form meaning “wedge,” used in the formation of compound words: sphenography.
Origin of spheno-
1- 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.
Again, the spheno-pterygoid foramen is found in 4.8 per cent.
The Criminal | Havelock EllisThe spheno-frontal articulation is completely obliterated on the left, but traces of it remain on the right side.
British Dictionary definitions for spheno-
spheno-
combining form
having the shape of a wedge: sphenogram
Origin of spheno-
1from Greek sphēn wedge
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