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Where does “σφήν” come from?
σφήν
(Ancient Greek): wedge, one of the simple machines
Definitions
wedge, one of the simple machines
Words derived from “σφήν”
sphenoid
sphenoidal
transsphenoidal
sphene
basisphenoid
parasphenoid
alisphenoid
sphenoidotomy
presphenoid
orbitosphenoid
laterosphenoid
postsphenoid
ethmosphenoid
intrasphenoid
disphenoid
zygomaticosphenoid
parasphenoidal
presphenoidal
sphenic
sphenogram
spheno-
σφήνα
sfenoide
σφηνίσκος