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pterygoid canals

pterygoid canals is the plural of pterygoid canal.

Meaning of pterygoid canal

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.

Questions about pterygoid canals

What is pterygoid canals the plural of?
Pterygoid canals is the plural of pterygoid canal.

Words near pterygoid canals in the dictionary

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

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