alisphenoidal

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alisphenoidal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, Alisphenoidal \Al`i*sphe*noid"al\,
     a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)
     Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating
     to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is
     often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone;
     alisphenoid canal.
     [1913 Webster]