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pterygomaxillary fissure

pterygomaxillary fissure noun: a vertical gap between the lateral pterygoid plate of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla that descends at right angles to the medial end of the inferior orbital fissure and gives passage to part of the maxillary artery and vein.

Noun

pterygomaxillary fissure (plural pterygomaxillary fissures)

  1. A vertical gap between the lateral pterygoid plate of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla that descends at right angles to the medial end of the inferior orbital fissure and gives passage to part of the maxillary artery and vein.

Forms of pterygomaxillary fissure

pluralpterygomaxillary fissures

Questions about pterygomaxillary fissure

What does pterygomaxillary fissure mean?
Pterygomaxillary fissure means a vertical gap between the lateral pterygoid plate of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla that descends at right angles to the medial end of the inferior orbital fissure and gives passage to part of the maxillary artery and vein.
What part of speech is pterygomaxillary fissure?
Pterygomaxillary fissure is a noun.
What is the plural of pterygomaxillary fissure?
The plural of pterygomaxillary fissure is pterygomaxillary fissures.

Words near pterygomaxillary fissure in the dictionary

  1. pterygoideus
  2. pterygoids
  3. pterygomandibular raphae
  4. pterygomandibular raphe
  5. pterygomaxillary
  6. pterygomaxillary fissure
  7. pterygomaxillary fissures
  8. pterygomaxillary fossa
  9. pterygomaxillary fossae
  10. pterygometopid
  11. pterygometopids

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