Orbitosphenoid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orbitosphenoid \Or`bi*to*sphe"noid\, a. [Orbit + sphenoid.]
     (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to
     the orbitosphenoid bone. -- n. 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.


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