"spheno-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /sfiː.nə(ʊ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sfi.noʊ/ [General-American], /sfi.nə/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σφήν||wedge}} Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} spheno-, {{en-prefix}} spheno-
  1. Wedge, wedge-shaped. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-spheno--en-prefix-NoluP91o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (sphenoid bone): sfeno- (Italian), esfeno- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spheno--en-prefix-7bK4j8Ax Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'sphenoid bone': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sphen- [before-vowel]

Alternative forms

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