esfenoide

See also: esfenóide

Galician

Noun

esfenoide m (plural esfenoides)

(anatomy) the sphenoid bone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

esfenóide (pre-1990 spelling)
esphenoide (archaic)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [is.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /es.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [es.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [iʃ.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /eʃ.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [eʃ.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.feˈnɔj.de/ [es.feˈnɔɪ̯.de]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.fɨˈnɔj.dɨ/ [(i)ʃ.fɨˈnɔj.ðɨ]

Noun

esfenoide m (plural esfenoides)

(anatomy) sphenoid bone

Hypernyms

osso

Holonyms

crânio

Coordinate terms

occipital, parietal, frontal, temporal, etmoide

Spanish

Noun

esfenoide m (plural esfenoides)

(anatomy) the sphenoid bone
(geometry) sphenoid

Derived terms

biesfenoide

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