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ALISPHENOID [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Mammals
DEF

A winglike cartilaginous bone within a mammal's skull, forming part of the socket of the eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Mammifères
CONT

Le cartilage de Meckel va donner naissance aux structures osseuses suivantes [:] mandibule; portion latérale de l'os maxillaire; alisphénoïde, qui donnera la majeure partie de la grande aile du sphénoïde, ainsi que le ligament spéhnomandibulaire [...]

Spanish

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