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Where does “σφήν” come from?

σφήν (Ancient Greek): wedge, one of the simple machines

Definitions

  1. wedge, one of the simple machines

Words derived from “σφήν”

  • sphenoid
  • sphenoidal
  • transsphenoidal
  • sphenopalatine
  • basisphenoid
  • parasphenoid
  • alisphenoid
  • sphenoidotomy
  • sphenomandibular
  • sphenotic
  • presphenoid
  • orbitosphenoid
  • sphenethmoid
  • laterosphenoid
  • sphenotemporal
  • sphenofrontal
  • postsphenoid
  • ethmosphenoid
  • sphenophyte
  • intrasphenoid
  • sphenoorbital
  • zygomaticosphenoid
  • disphenoid
  • parasphenoidal