SPHENOMAXILLARY FISSURE
\sfˈɛnəmˌaksɪləɹi fˈɪʃə], \sfˈɛnəmˌaksɪləɹi fˈɪʃə], \s_f_ˈɛ_n_ə_m_ˌa_k_s_ɪ_l_ə_ɹ_i f_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə]\
Definitions of SPHENOMAXILLARY FISSURE
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is situate at the posterior part of the angle formed by the union of the internal and inferior parietes of the orbit. It is constituted, above, by the sphenoid bone; below, by the superior maxillary and palate bones; and, before, by the malar bone. It is narrower at the middle than at the extremities, and forms a communication between the orbitar cavity and the zygomatic fossa.
By Robley Dunglison
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