otosphenoidal

English

Etymology

From oto- +‎ sphenoidal.

Adjective

otosphenoidal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ear and the sphenoid bone
    • 2015 October 15, “Vascular Patterns in Iguanas and Other Squamates: Blood Vessels and Sites of Thermal Exchange”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      The cerebral carotid then passes closely apposed to the basisphenoid, ventral to the otosphenoidal crest, where it enters the cerebral carotid canal.
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