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orbitosphenoid

Syllabification: (or·bi·to·sphe·noid)
(also orbitosphenoid bone)
Definition of orbitosphenoid

noun

Anatomy & Zoology
  • a bone in the floor of the mammalian cranium, in the region of the optic nerve. In the human skull it is represented by the lesser wings of the sphenoid bone.

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