| Phenotype: | pterosphenoid immobile, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | pterosphenoid |
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| Synonyms: | pterosphenoids |
| Definition: | Paired cartilage bones, flat and hexagonal in shape that contact the orbitosphenoid anteriorly. Roofed by the frontal and bordered posteriorly by the prootic and sphenotic, the pterosphenoid bears foramina that accommodate branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000419] |
| Name: | immobile |
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| Synonyms: | fixed |
| Definition: | A mobility quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being incapable to move freely. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000300] |