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pterygoid canal

pterygoid canal noun: an anteroposterior canal in the base of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the Vidian artery and the Vidian nerve.

Noun

pterygoid canal (plural pterygoid canals)

  1. An anteroposterior canal in the base of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the Vidian artery and the Vidian nerve.

Forms of pterygoid canal

pluralpterygoid canals

Questions about pterygoid canal

What does pterygoid canal mean?
Pterygoid canal means an anteroposterior canal in the base of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the Vidian artery and the Vidian nerve.
What part of speech is pterygoid canal?
Pterygoid canal is a noun.
What is the plural of pterygoid canal?
The plural of pterygoid canal is pterygoid canals.

Words near pterygoid canal in the dictionary

  1. pterygium
  2. pterygiums
  3. pterygo-
  4. pterygocranial
  5. pterygoid
  6. pterygoid canal
  7. pterygoid canals
  8. pterygoid muscle
  9. pterygoid muscles
  10. pterygoid nerve
  11. pterygoid nerves

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