Medical Definition of Fossa pterygopalatina

1. Sphenomaxillary fossa, a small pyramidal space, housing the pterygopalatine ganglion, between the pterygoid process, the maxilla, and the palatine bone. Synonym: fossa pterygopalatina, Bichat's fossa, pterygomaxillary fossa, sphenomaxillary fossa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossa Pterygopalatina

fossa of anthelix
fossa of ductus venosus
fossa of helix
fossa of lacrimal gland
fossa of lacrimal sac
fossa of lateral malleolus
fossa olecrani
fossa ovalis
fossa ovarica
fossa parajejunalis
fossa paravesicalis
fossa poplitea
fossa provesicalis
fossa pterygoidea
fossa pterygopalatina (current term)
fossa radialis humeri
fossa retromandibularis
fossa rhomboidea
fossa sacci lacrimalis
fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis
fossa scarpae major
fossa subarcuata
fossa submandibularis
fossa subscapularis
fossa supraclavicularis major
fossa supraclavicularis minor
fossa supraspinata
fossa supratonsillaris

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