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alar canal

alar canal noun: a bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.

Noun

alar canal (plural alar canals)

  1. A bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.

Forms of alar canal

pluralalar canals

Origin of alar canal

alar (possibly because it is just lateral wing-like pterygoid bones) + canal

Questions about alar canal

What does alar canal mean?
Alar canal means a bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.
What part of speech is alar canal?
Alar canal is a noun.
What is the plural of alar canal?
The plural of alar canal is alar canals.

Words near alar canal in the dictionary

  1. Alappuzha
  2. alaproclate
  3. alaps
  4. Alaqagha
  5. alar
  6. alar canal
  7. alar canals
  8. alar foramen
  9. alar foramens
  10. alar foramina
  11. ALARA

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