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Noun: sphenoid bone
  1. Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
    "The sphenoid bone forms part of the eye socket and cranial cavity";
    - sphenoid, os sphenoidale

Derived forms: sphenoid bones

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: skull

Encyclopedia: Sphenoid bone