presphenoid bone
The anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. [ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Presphenoid+bone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossification_of_sphenoid#Presphenoid ]
Term info
presphenoid bone
- presphenoidal bone
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uberon
UBERON:0008828
Term relations
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- facial bone
- contributes to morphology of some sphenoid bone
- part of some sphenoid bone
- part of some sphenoid region