incisive canal

English

Noun

incisive canal (plural incisive canals)

1. (anatomy) A narrow branched passage that extends from the floor of the nasal cavity to the incisive fossa and transmits the nasopalatine nerve and a branch of the greater palatine artery.

References

• “incisive canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.