ALISPHENOID

{ Al′i‐sphe″noid (�), Al′i‐sphe‐noid″al (�), } a. [[L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.]] (Anat.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal.