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stylomastoid foramen

stylomastoid foramen noun: a foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.

Noun

stylomastoid foramen (plural stylomastoid foramina)

  1. A foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.

Forms of stylomastoid foramen

pluralstylomastoid foramina

Questions about stylomastoid foramen

What does stylomastoid foramen mean?
Stylomastoid foramen means a foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.
What part of speech is stylomastoid foramen?
Stylomastoid foramen is a noun.
What is the plural of stylomastoid foramen?
The plural of stylomastoid foramen is stylomastoid foramina.

Words near stylomastoid foramen in the dictionary

  1. stylolite
  2. stylolites
  3. stylolitic
  4. stylomandibular
  5. stylomastoid
  6. stylomastoid foramen
  7. stylomastoid foramina
  8. stylomaxillary
  9. stylometer
  10. stylometers
  11. stylometric

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