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clinoid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλίνη (klínē, “bed”) + -oid.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Like a bed; relating to the clinoid process.
Deriveds
caroticoclinoid · paraclinoid · infraclinoid · clinoidectomy · clinoidal · supraclinoid
clinoid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλίνη (klínē, “bed”) + -oid.
Meanings
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The clinoid process.
The lateral contributions are by the lateral cartilages, namely, the orbitosphenoid, which forms lesser wing of sphenoid, anterior clinoids, and planum sphenoidale, the alisphenoid that forms the greater wing of sphenoid and the medial pterygoid plate.
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