Presphenoid

2 definitions found

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

  Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)
     The presphenoid bone.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.)
     Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to
     the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the
     presphenoid bone).
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of
        the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is
        usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes
        a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
        [1913 Webster]