Medical Definition of Foramen stylomastoideum

1. The distal or external opening of the facial canal on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the styloid and mastoid processes; it transmits the facial nerve and stylomastoid artery. Synonym: foramen stylomastoideum. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foramen Stylomastoideum

foramen of vena cava
foramen omentale
foramen opticum
foramen ovale
foramen ovales
foramen palatinum majus
foramen parietale
foramen petrosum
foramen processus transversi
foramen quadratum
foramen rotundum
foramen sacrale
foramen singulare
foramen sphenopalatinum
foramen spinosum
foramen stylomastoideum (current term)
foramen subseptale
foramen supraorbitale
foramen thyroideum
foramen transversarium
foramen venae cavae
foramen venosum
foramen vertebrale
foramen vertebroarterialis
foramen zygomatico-orbitale
foramen zygomaticofaciale
foramen zygomaticotemporale
foramens
foramina
foramina alveolaria

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