sphen-

combining form

variants or spheno-

1

: wedge : wedge-shaped

sphenogram

Sphenodon

2

a

: of or relating to the sphenoid

sphenotribe

b

: sphenoidal and

sphenomastoid

sphenethmoidal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek sphēn-, sphēno-, from sphēn

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