Sphenic
adjective
1.
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
adjective
1.
having the shape of a wedge
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- Sphenion
sphenion sphe·ni·on (sfē’nē-ŏn’) n. The tip of the sphenoidal angle of the parietal bone, used as a craniometric point.
- Spheno-
1. a combining form meaning “wedge,” used in the formation of compound words: sphenography. combining form 1. having the shape of a wedge: sphenogram spheno- or sphen- pref. Wedge; wedge-shaped: sphenocephaly.
- Sphenocephaly
sphenocephaly sphe·no·ceph·a·ly (sfē’nō-sěf’ə-lē) n. The condition of having a wedge-shaped head.
- Sphenodon
noun 1. tuatara. noun 1. the technical name for the tuatara
- Sphenoethmoidal suture
sphenoethmoidal suture sphe·no·eth·moi·dal suture (sfē’nō-ěth-moid’l) n. The line of union between the crest of the sphenoid bone and the perpendicular and cribriform plates of the ethmoid bone.