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infratemporal crest

infratemporal crest noun: a transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the infratemporal fossa.

Noun

infratemporal crest (plural infratemporal crests)

  1. A transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the infratemporal fossa.

Forms of infratemporal crest

pluralinfratemporal crests

Questions about infratemporal crest

What does infratemporal crest mean?
Infratemporal crest means a transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the infratemporal fossa.
What part of speech is infratemporal crest?
Infratemporal crest is a noun.
What is the plural of infratemporal crest?
The plural of infratemporal crest is infratemporal crests.

Words near infratemporal crest in the dictionary

  1. infrasubspecific
  2. infrasutural
  3. infrasyllabic
  4. infratarsal
  5. infratemporal
  6. infratemporal crest
  7. infratemporal crests
  8. infratemporal fossa
  9. infratemporal fossae
  10. infratemporally
  11. infratentorial

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