caroticotympanic canaliculi

caroticotympanic canaliculi
canaliculi caroticotympanici [TA] tiny passages in the temporal bone interconnecting the carotid canal and the tympanic cavity, and carrying communicating twigs between the internal carotid and tympanic plexuses.

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