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Webster 1913 Edition


Orbitosphenoid

Orˊbi-to-sphe′noid

,
Adj.
[
Orbit
+
sphenoid
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone.
Noun.
The orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid. It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult.

Definition 2024


orbitosphenoid

orbitosphenoid

English

Adjective

orbitosphenoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit and the sphenoid bone

Noun

orbitosphenoid (plural orbitosphenoids)

  1. (anatomy) The orbitosphenoid bone