Definitions from Wiktionary (pterygopalatine fossa)
▸ noun: (anatomy) A small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and behind by the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and that contains among other structures the pterygopalatine ganglion.
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▸ noun: (anatomy) A small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and behind by the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and that contains among other structures the pterygopalatine ganglion.
Similar:
sphenopalatine fossa,
pterygomaxillary fossa,
sphenomaxillary fossa,
sphenopalatine foramen,
pterygomaxillary fissure,
temporal fossa,
orbital process,
sphenopalatine,
piriform fossa,
interpalatine,
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