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(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
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(dated, anatomy) The maxillary sinus.
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(anatomy) The styloid process of the ulna or of the temporal bone.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two mastoid processes
adj
Relating to, or situated in the centre of the face
adj
(anatomy) Around the mandible
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the whole area of the mouth, jaws, face, skull, and associated structures.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the palatine bone
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(anatomy) The point of junction of the maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, and frontal bone.
adj
Relating to the ethmoid bone and the palate
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(anatomy) Synonym of facial artery.
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A cartilaginous structure connecting the stapes to the tympanic membrane in birds and reptiles
n
(anatomy) The "fixed cheek" cephalic shell surrounding glabella inside of facial sutures.
n
(anatomy) A long plate that is part of the maxilla and contributes to the formation of the lateral part of the nose and of the nasal cavity.
n
(anatomy) The hyaloid membrane
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hyomandibula.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hyoid and palatine bones
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(anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the mandibular nerve that passes through the mandibular canal to the mental foramen giving off various branches along the way to the teeth of the lower jaw and finally to the skin of the chin and the skin and mucous membrane of the lower lip.
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(anatomy) Synonym of inferior alveolar artery.
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(anatomy) Between the tragus and the antitragus of the external ear.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lip and the maxilla.
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(anatomy) A broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.
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(neuroanatomy, zootomy) A sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature.
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(neuroanatomy) The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the lower jaw, the floor of the mouth, the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, and the lower teeth and supplies motor fibers to the muscles of mastication.
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Situated between the mandibular and the hyoid arch
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
n
The inferior turbinate bone
n
(anatomy) A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar nerve that emerges from the bone of the mandible near the mental protuberance and divides into branches which are distributed to the skin of the chin and to the skin and mucous membranes of the lower lip.
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(anatomy) Relating to the menton.
adj
(anatomy) Having the chin facing posteriorly or posterolaterally.
n
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
adj
(anatomy) Between the pterygoid bones
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(anatomy) Describing a vertical line on the body downwards from the armpit
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the nose and the forehead.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the nasal bone and the upper jaw
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the eye and the zygoma or zygomatic bone.
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(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the palatine bone and the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone.
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(anatomy) A paramastoid process.
n
(anatomy) Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face.
adj
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of postoral [(anatomy) Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth]
adj
(anatomy) Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.
adj
(anatomy) Located behind the zygoma
adj
(anatomy) anterior to the arm
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(anatomy) Anterior to the masseter
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Relating to, or connecting a premaxilla and a maxilla
n
(anatomy) Either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
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(anatomy) Synonym of pterygopalatine fossa.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.
adj
(dentistry) Of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone.
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(anatomy) A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.
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(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).
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The bone that forms the skull.
n
(neuroanatomy) Any of the branches of the maxillary nerve or of the infraorbital nerve that supply the teeth and gums of the upper jaw.
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(anatomy) The supramaxilla.
adj
Alternative form of supramaxillary [(anatomy) Situated over the lower jaw.]
adj
(anatomy) Above the stomach.
adj
(anatomy) Situated above the glottis; applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.
adj
of or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the temples and the nose
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(anatomy) Initialism of transverse process. [(anatomy) Either of the two bony processes of a vertebra that project laterally from the neural arch at the junction of a pedicle and lamina and that provide attachment for muscles and ligaments concerned especially with rotation, lateral flexion, and stability of the spinal column.]
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(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve).
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the trigeminal nerve and the face
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A pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball passes.
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(anatomy) A sickle-shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.
n
The vomer bone and the pterygoid considered as a unit
n
(anatomy) A craniometric point at each end of the bizygomatic diameter
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(anatomy) The cheekbone.
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
n
(anatomy) A protrusion from the rest of the skull, most of it belonging to the zygomatic bone, but also contributed to by the frontal bone, maxilla and temporal bone.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic arch and the orbit.
n
(neuroanatomy) A branch of the zygomatic nerve that supplies the skin of the prominent part of the cheek.
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(anatomy) A foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the zygomaticotemporal branch of the zygomatic nerve.
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(anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.
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