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sphenoid
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sphenoid [′sfē‚nȯid]
(crystallography)
An open crystal, occurring in monoclinic crystals of the sphenoidal class, and characterized by two nonparallel faces symmetrical with an axis of twofold symmetry.
(science and technology)
Wedge-shaped.


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Unifocal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the skull is rare; when it has occurred, it has been reported in the frontal, temporal, and sphenoid bones and the mandible.
 
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