| Name: | parasphenoid |
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| Definition: | Long, unpaired median dermal bone that runs almost the entire length of the cranium. Contacts the prevomer anteriorly, and the prootic and basioccipital posteriorly. Anteriorly the parasphenoid is a long, thin bone that widens abruptly at the point of contact with the prootic. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000561] |
| Name: | ossified |
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| Definition: | A composition quality inhering in an bearer by virtue of the bearer's being hardened by the deposition of calcium into bone. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001448] |