parasphenoidal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

parasphenoid +‎ -al

Adjective[edit]

parasphenoidal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the parasphenoid (bone)
    • 2015 October 8, “A New Titanosaurian Braincase from the Cretaceous “Lo Hueco” Locality in Spain Sheds Light on Neuroanatomical Evolution within Titanosauria”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Abbreviations: BP, basipterygoid process; BT, basal tuber; CP, capitate process; CA, crista antotica; CO, crista otosphenoidea; CT, crista tuberalis; FM, foramen magnum; OC, occipital condyle; OF, olfactory fenestra; OR, orbital recess; PP, paroccipital process; PSR, parasphenoidal rostrum; PTF, posttemporal fenestra; SNC, sagittal nuchal crest; STF, supratemporal fenestra; TNC, transverse nuchal crest; V, trigeminal foramen.