'Basisphenoid' definitions:
Definition of 'Basisphenoid'
From: GCIDE
- Basisphenoid \Ba`si*sphe"noid\, Basisphenoidal \Ba`si*sphe*noid"al\, a. [Basi- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Basisphenoid'
From: GCIDE
- Basisphenoid \Ba`si*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.) The basisphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]