SPHENOPALATINE FORAMEN
\sfˈɛnəpˌalɐtˌiːn fˈɔːɹe͡ɪmˌɛn], \sfˈɛnəpˌalɐtˌiːn fˈɔːɹeɪmˌɛn], \s_f_ˈɛ_n_ə_p_ˌa_l_ɐ_t_ˌiː_n f_ˈɔː_ɹ_eɪ_m_ˌɛ_n]\
Definitions of SPHENOPALATINE FORAMEN
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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is a round aperture, formed by the vertical portion of the os palati and the sphenoid. It establishes a communication between the nasal fossae and the zygomatic fossa.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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