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| Term | sphenoid bone |
| Pronunciation | SFEE-noyd boen |
| Definition | The wedge-shaped bone above the soft palate and behind the eyes. Its application to dental technology is that its hamular process extends down and forward to form the posterior border of the hamular notch. |
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