temporal fossa meaning in Tamil
பொட்டெலும்புக்குழி
temporal fossa in Tamil: பொட்டெலும்புக்குழி. In English, temporal fossa means a broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch, and lies above the infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
Tamil words for temporal fossa
- பொட்டெலும்புக்குழி
English meaning of temporal fossa
- noun A broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch, and lies above the infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
Questions about temporal fossa in Tamil
- What is the meaning of temporal fossa in Tamil?
- Temporal fossa in Tamil is பொட்டெலும்புக்குழி.
- temporal fossa என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Temporal fossa: பொட்டெலும்புக்குழி.
- What does temporal fossa mean in English?
- Temporal fossa means a broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch, and lies above the infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
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