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greater wing (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term ala major (par)
Official term greater wing (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U513
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Links of entity generic: greater wing
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Partonomic links Level 2: bones of cranium Short Extended
Level 3: sphenoid Short Extended
Level 4: greater wing (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: zone of organ Short Extended
Level 3: zone of bone
Level 4: zone of irregular bone
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A greater wing is a zone of sphenoid [zona ossis sphenoidalis ] which is a pair of large wing-shaped processes arising from either side of the body of the sphenoid bone, being the floor of the middle cranial fossa.
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Date: 15.06.2025