pterygoid canal
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[edit]Noun
[edit]pterygoid canal (plural pterygoid canals)
- (anatomy) An anteroposterior canal in the base of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the Vidian artery and the Vidian nerve.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “pterygoid canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.