clinoid
9.9
A bony point at the base of the skull near the brain
- noun
- /ˈklaɪnɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
clinoide
- In the anatomy textbook, the clinoid processes are clearly labeled on the diagram of the skull.
Examples
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B: CT also shows the destruction of the body of the sphenoid sinus and the anterior clinoid process.
Academic text (2006) -
Superiorly, the lesion extended into the sellar area and eroded the right anterior clinoid process.
Academic text (2006) -
The doctor pointed out the anterior clinoid process during the surgical procedure on the sphenoid bone.
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An MRI revealed that the left clinoid process was fractured after the impact.
How Prominent
spine
40
4.1
40
4.1
protuberance
2
8.6
2
8.6
clinoid
- Specialized
process
19
9.0
- Specialized
19
9.0
tubercle
1
8.9
- Specialized
1
8.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
clinoid = incline (opaque) = clin + oid
The combining form 'clin-' is not a standalone English word and is mainly a technical combining form, so learners cannot reliably infer meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Clinoid comes from clin- 'to lean' and -oid 'like', so the noun names a small 'slope-like' bony projection on the skull that leans or sticks out.