What is "parasphenoid"

Parasphenoid \Par`a*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone.

n. (context anatomy English) A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.

The parasphenoid is a bone which can be found in the cranium of some vertebrates.