Sphenoid
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| Sphenoid | |
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| Term | Sphenoid |
| Short definition | sphenoid - (pronounced) (SFEE Noyd Bone) A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull behind the nose. The sphenoid bone helps form the eye socket. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
sphenoid - (pronounced) (SFEE Noyd Bone) A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull behind the nose. The sphenoid bone helps form the eye socket. It contains two large sinuses, cavities lined with cells that produce mucus to keep the inside of the nose from drying out
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