Medical Dictionary

sphenopalatine foramen

noun

Medical Definition of SPHENOPALATINE FORAMEN

:  a foramen between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone; also :  a deep notch between these parts that by articulation with the sphenoid bone is converted into a foramen

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