infratemporal crest

English

Noun

infratemporal crest (plural infratemporal crests)

1. (anatomy) A transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the infratemporal fossa.

Translations

ridge on the sphenoid bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顳下嵴／颞下嵴 (nièxià jǐ)

References

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