foramen spinosum

foramen spinosum
foramen spin·o·sum -spin-'ō-səm n an aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery

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[TA] spinous foramen: an opening in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, near its posterior angle, for the middle meningeal artery.

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