Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ossicle often found on the under surface of the spinal column at the junction of any pair of vertebræ: more fully called
subvertebral wedge-bone .
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The nasal roof is formed by two bones situated between the eyes; the sphenoid or wedge-bone, which is connected with all other bones of the head, and the ethmoid or sieve-like bone.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking Thomas Fillebrown 1872
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