Sphenoid

-al , sfē′noid, -al, adj. wedge-shaped: inserted like a wedge, denoting a bone at the base of the skull.— adjs. Spheneth′moid , pertaining to the sphenoid and the ethmoid bone; Sphē′nō-fron′tal , -mā′lar , -pal′atine , -parī′etal , -tem′poral , pertaining to the sphenoid and frontal, malar, palatine, parietal, and temporal bones respectively.— n. Sphē′nogram , a cuneiform character.— adjs. Sphēnograph′ic , -al .— n. Sphēnog′raphy , the art of writing or deciphering cuneiform inscriptions.— adjs. Sphēnot′ic , pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the otic capsule; Sphē′no-tur′binal , sphenoidal and turbinated or whorled. [Gr. sphēn , sphēnos , a wedge, eidos , form.]