Svensk definition
Ett ben med kilform (os sphenoidale) vid botten av hjärnskålen.
Sphenoid Bone
Kilben
Engelsk definition
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).
Svenska synonymer
Os sphenoidale
Engelska synonymer
Bone, Sphenoid — Sphenoid Bones — Greater Sphenoid Wing — Greater Sphenoid Wings — Sphenoid Wing, Greater