PTERYGOID CANAL
\tˈɜːɹɪɡˌɔ͡ɪd kənˈal], \tˈɜːɹɪɡˌɔɪd kənˈal], \t_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ˌɔɪ_d k_ə_n_ˈa_l]\
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By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Is a narrow channel, which traverses, in a direction from before to behind, the base of the pterygoid process, and gives passage to the pterygoid nerve. The foramina of the sphenoid, which terminate the canals, have the same epithets applied to them.
By Robley Dunglison
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