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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.
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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.