Medical Dictionary
pterygoid canal
noun
Medical Definition of PTERYGOID CANAL
: 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—called also Vidian canal
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