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basisphenoid
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basisphenoid, a. [Basi- + sphenoid.].
Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. [1913 Webster]
basisphenoid, n.
The basisphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]
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