sphenopalatine foramen

English

Noun

sphenopalatine foramen (plural sphenopalatine foramina)

1. (anatomy) A foramen formed by articulation of a deep notch between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone with the sphenoid bone.

Translations

foramen between the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蝶顎孔 / 蝶颚孔 (dié'è kǒng)

References

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