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sphenoid bone

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007907

A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, behind the nose. The sphenoid bone helps form the eye socket. It contains two large sinuses, which are hollow spaces lined with cells that make mucus to keep the inside of the nose from drying out.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007907
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007907",
  "term": "sphenoid bone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, behind the nose. The sphenoid bone helps form the eye socket. It contains two large sinuses, which are hollow spaces lined with cells that make mucus to keep the inside of the nose from drying out.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sphenoid-bone/"
}

Record 15,240 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.