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A bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.
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(neuroanatomy) Any of the nerves supplying the dental alveoli.
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(anatomy) An inferior artery that arises from the facial artery and divides into two branches of which one supplies the soft palate and the palatine glands and the other supplies especially the tonsils and the eustachian tube.
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(anatomy) Relating to the atlas bone
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the facial nerve that traverses the middle ear cavity and the infratemporal fossa and supplies autonomic fibers to the sublingual and submandibular glands and sensory fibers to the anterior part of the tongue.
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Around the zygomatic arch
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(anatomy) Relating to the temple or temporal fossa.
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(neuroanatomy) A sympathetic nerve that originates in the carotid plexus, passes through the cartilage of the Eustachian tube, joins with the greater petrosal nerve at the entrance of the pterygoid canal to form the Vidian nerve, and as part of this nerve passes through the pterygopalatine ganglion without forming synapses to be distributed to the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity and palate.
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(anatomy) The part of the larynx next to the arytenoid muscles
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(anatomy) A light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.
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The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.
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(anatomy) Any of several paranasal sinuses enclosed within the ethmoid bone.
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inflammation of the ethmoid bone
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Alternative form of ethmomaxillary [Relating to the ethmoid bone and the maxilla]
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(anatomy) ethmoid and palatine
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(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the ethmoid and sphenoid bones.
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(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
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(anatomy) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.
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(anatomy) relating to the frontal bone and the nose
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(neuroanatomy) Synonym of nervus intermedius.
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(neuroanatomy) The medial branch of the second cervical nerve that innervates the scalp at the top of the head.
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(anatomy) A superior artery that arises from the descending palatine artery and sends branches to the soft palate, the palatine glands, the mucous membrane of the hard palate, and the gums.
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(neuroanatomy) A mixed nerve that contains mostly sensory and some parasympathetic fibers, arises in the geniculate ganglion, joins with the deep petrosal nerve at the entrance of the pterygoid canal to form the Vidian nerve, and as part of this nerve sends sensory fibers to the soft palate with some to the Eustachian tube and sends parasympathetic fibers forming the motor root of the pterygopalatine ganglion.
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(neuroanatomy) Either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates.
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(anatomy) A branch or continuation of the maxillary artery that runs along the infraorbital groove with the infraorbital nerve and passes through the infraorbital foramen to give off branches which supply the face just below the eye.
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(anatomy) A fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve.
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(anatomy) Synonym of maxillary artery.
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Alternative form of intersphenoidal [(anatomy) Between the presphenoid and basisphenoid bones]
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(anatomy) A large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.
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(anatomy) A long slender artery that arises from the basilar artery or one of its branches, accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve through the internal auditory canal, and is distributed to the inner ear.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the mandibular nerve that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle.
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(neuroanatomy) A nerve arising from the second cervical nerve or from the loop between the second and third cervical nerves and innervating the scalp especially in the lateral area of the head behind the ear.
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(neuroanatomy) The continuation of the tympanic nerve beyond the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve that passes into the cranial cavity through the petrous part of the temporal bone and out again to terminate in the otic ganglion which it supplies with preganglionic parasympathetic fibers.
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(anatomy) An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.
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(anatomy) Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
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(anatomy, dated) Either of the two arteries supplying external and internal structures of the maxillary region.
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(neuroanatomy) The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin areas of the middle part of the face, the upper jaw and its teeth, and the mucous membranes of the palate, nasal cavities, and nasopharynx.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the mandibular nerve that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini.
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(anatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin.
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(anatomy) Relating to the nasal and frontal bones.
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(neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic and sensory nerve that arises in the pterygopalatine ganglion, passes through the sphenopalatine foramen, across the roof of the nasal cavity to the nasal septum, and obliquely downward to and through the incisive canal, and innervates especially the glands and mucosa of the nasal septum and the anterior part of the hard palate.
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(neuroanatomy) A nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.
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(neuroanatomy) The branch of the facial nerve that contains sensory and parasympathetic fibers and that supplies the anterior tongue and parts of the palate and fauces.
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(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital bone and the atlas
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Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose
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(neuroanatomy) One of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supply sensory fibers to the lacrimal gland, eyelids, ciliary muscle, nose, forehead, and adjoining parts.
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(anatomy) A process of the palatine bone that forms part of the floor of the orbit.
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(anatomy) Any of the arteries supplying the hard and soft palates.
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(neuroanatomy) Any of several nerves arising from the pterygopalatine ganglion and supplying the roof of the mouth, parts of the nose, and adjoining parts.
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(anatomy) Near or covering the sella turcica
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(anatomy) Relating to the parietal bone and the mastoid bone
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(anatomy) Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and the clivus
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(anatomy) Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch.
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(neuroanatomy) Any of several small nerves passing through foramina in the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
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(anatomy) Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
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(anatomy) Describing a bone of the skull of certain fishes
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(anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the upper molar and bicuspid teeth.
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(anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).
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(anatomy) 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.
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(neuroanatomy) Either of two branches of the mandibular nerve.
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(anatomy) Relating to a pterygoid (bone)
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(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
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(anatomy) 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.
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(neuroanatomy) An autonomic ganglion of the maxillary nerve that is situated in the pterygopalatine fossa and that receives preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the facial nerve and sends postganglionic fibers to the nasal mucosa, palate, pharynx, and orbit.
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(anatomy) Relating to the sella turcica.
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stapes
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(anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.
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(anatomy) The smaller of the two petrosal sinuses that is situated superiorly and connects the cavernous and transverse sinuses of the same side.
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(anatomy) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
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(anatomy) A branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying the orbit and parts of the forehead.
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(zoology, anatomy) Above the trochanter of the femur.
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(anatomy) Synonym of temporalis.
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(surgery) Through the nose and the sphenoid bone.
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(anatomy) A large branch of the superficial temporal artery that arises in the parotid gland and supplies or gives off branches supplying the parotid gland, masseter muscle, and adjacent parts.
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(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and the masseter.
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(anatomy) An arch formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the maxillary nerve that divides into a facial branch supplying the skin of the prominent part of the cheek and a temporal branch supplying the skin of the anterior temporal region.
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(anatomy) A foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the zygomaticofacial branch of the zygomatic nerve.
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(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and frontal bone.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the zygomatic nerve that supplies the skin of the anterior temporal region.
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