单词 | orbitosphenoid |
释义 | orbitosphenoid, a. and n. Anat.|ˌɔːbɪtəʊˈsfiːnɔɪd| [f. orbito- + sphenoid.] a. adj. Belonging to the orbit and the sphenoid bone; applied to a small bone or bony process forming part of the eye-socket, and (in man) constituting the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone; in some lower animals it is a separate bone. b. n. The orbitosphenoid bone or process.
1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Circ. Sc., Organ. Nat. I. 177 The neurapophyses, called ‘orbitosphenoids’,..are small semi-oval plates, protecting the sides of the cerebrum. Ibid. 193 The smooth orbitosphenoid plate of the frontal joins the outer margin. 1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 110 Each of the lesser wings of the sphenoid is termed in Zootomy an orbito⁓sphenoid. So ˌorbitospheˈnoidal a. = prec. a.
1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 83 A pair of lesser-wings, or orbito-sphenoidal parts. |

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