sphenopalatine

sphenopalatine

English

Etymology

From spheno- +‎ palatine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsfi.noʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
• Rhymes: -ælətaɪn, -ælətɪn

Adjective

sphenopalatine (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.

Derived terms

• sphenopalatine foramen
• sphenopalatine fossa
• sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

Translations

relating to the sphenoid and palatine bones

Chinese: Mandarin: 蝶顎／蝶颚, 蝶腭 (dié'è) Italian: sfenopalatino Spanish: esfenopalatino

Noun

sphenopalatine (plural sphenopalatines)

1. (anatomy) A sphenopalatine part.

References

• “sphenopalatine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary