pharyngomaxillary
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pharyngomaxillary space — a potential space of the neck bounded by the buccopharyngeal fascia, the internal pterygoid muscle, and the prevertebral fascia, forming a cone with its base at the sphenoid bone and its apex at the hyoid bone; it is divided by the styloid… … Medical dictionary
space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
parapharyngeal space — para·pha·ryn·geal space .far ən jē əl , fə rin j(ē )əl n a space bounded medially by the superior constrictor of the pharynx, laterally by the medial pterygoid muscle, posteriorly by the cervical vertebrae, and below by the muscles arising from… … Medical dictionary
maxillopharyngeal — max·il·lo·pha·ryn·ge·al (mak sil″o fə rinґje əl) pharyngomaxillary … Medical dictionary
masticator space — a potential space of the neck anterior and lateral to the pharyngomaxillary space, formed by splitting of the superficial layer of the deep cervical fascia and containing the muscles of mastication, the ramus and posterior part of the mandible,… … Medical dictionary
suprahyoid spaces — the potential spaces of the neck and pharyngeal region superior to the hyoid bone, including the pharyngomaxillary and submandibular spaces … Medical dictionary
