lesser wing

English

Noun

lesser wing (plural lesser wings)

1. (anatomy) An anterior triangular process on each side of the sphenoid bone in front of and much smaller than the corresponding greater wing.

   Synonym: orbitosphenoid bone

Translations

process of the sphenoid bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小翼 (xiǎo yì)

References

• “lesser wing”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.