SPHENOID ANGLE, SPHENOIDAL ANGLE
\sfˈɛnɔ͡ɪd ˈaŋɡə͡l], \sfˈɛnɔɪd ˈaŋɡəl], \s_f_ˈɛ_n_ɔɪ_d ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl]\
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(1) Welcker's a., one formed by the intersection at the top of the sella turcica (dorsum sellae), of lines coming from the nasal point and from the tip of the rostrum of the sphenoid; (2) the anterior inferior angle of the parietal bone.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Nearby Words
- sphenographic
- sphenographical
- sphenographist
- sphenography
- sphenoid
- sphenoid angle, sphenoidal angle
- sphenoid bone
- sphenoid cells
- sphenoid crest
- sphenoid fissure
- sphenoid fontanel