'Parasphenoid' definitions:

Definition of 'Parasphenoid'

From: GCIDE

Parasphenoid \Par`a*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]