- pterygomaxillary fossa
- pterygomaxillary fossa n PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA
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f. pterygopalatina.
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pterygomaxillary fossa
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pterygopalatine fossa — pter·y·go·pal·a·tine fossa .ter ə gō pal ə .tīn n a small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine… … Medical dictionary
Posterior cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. The Posterior cranial fossa is labeled in green. Latin fossa cranii posterior Gray s … Wikipedia
Middle cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Middle cranial fossa is the centermost of the three indentations, in pink and yellow.) Latin fossa cranii media Gray s … Wikipedia
Anterior cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Anterior cranial fossa is the top of the three indentations.) Latin fossa cranii anterior Gray s … Wikipedia
Pterygopalatine fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Pterygopalatine fossa Latin = fossa pterygopalatina GraySubject = 41 GrayPage = 166 Caption = Left maxillary sinus opened from the exterior. Caption2 = Old human skull with entrance to pterygopalatine fossa marked in purple… … Wikipedia
Infratemporal fossa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fossa infratemporalis GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 184 Caption = Left infratemporal fossa. Caption2 = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 14 DorlandsSuf = 12376096 The infratemporal fossa is an… … Wikipedia
PMF — platelet membrane fluidity; progressive massive fibrosis; protein modified fast; proton motive force; pterygomaxillary fossa … Medical dictionary
PMF — • platelet membrane fluidity; • progressive massive fibrosis; • protein modified fast; • proton motive force; • pterygomaxillary fossa … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
