Medical Definition of Infratemporal fossa

1. The cavity on the side of the skull bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch and ramus of the mandible, medially by the lateral pterygoid plate, anteriorly by the zygomatic process of the maxilla, posteriorly by the articular tubercle of the temporal bone and the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate, and above by the squama of the temporal bone and the infratemporal crest on the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: fossa infratemporalis, zygomatic fossa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Infratemporal Fossa

infraspinatus fascia
infraspinous
infraspinous fossa
infrasplenic
infrastapedial
infrasternal
infrasternal angle
infrastructural
infrastructuralist
infrastructuralists
infrastructure
infrastructures
infrasubspecific
infratemporal
infratemporal crest
infratemporal fossa (current term)
infratemporal surface of maxilla
infratentorial
infratentorial neoplasms
infraterritorial
infrathoracic
infratonsillar
infratrochlear
infratrochlear nerve
infraumbilical
infraversion
infravision
infrequence
infrequences
infrequencies

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