- vein of pterygoid canal
- vena canalis pterygoidei.
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vein of pterygoid canal
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vena canalis pterygoidei — [TA] vein of pterygoid canal: one of the veins that pass through the pterygoid canal and empty into the pterygoid plexus; called also vidian vein … Medical dictionary
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