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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013100
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Preferred Name

Sphenoid Bone

Definitions
An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones (FRONTAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE; OCCIPITAL BONE). Sphenoid bone consists of a median body and three pairs of processes resembling a bat with spread wings. The body is hollowed out in its inferior to form two large cavities (SPHENOID SINUS).
Synonyms
Greater Sphenoid Wing
Bone, Sphenoid
Sphenoid Bones
Sphenoid Wing, Greater
Greater Sphenoid Wings
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