See Also: spheno-occipital joint(medicine)
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spheno-occipital suture(medicine)
spheno-occipital synchondrosis(medicine)
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spheno-occipital joint (medicine)


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spheno-occipital synchondrosis
Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year; incorrectly called spheno-occipital suture.

Synonym: synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis, spheno-occipital joint, spheno-occipital suture.