- sphenomaxillary fissure
- sphe·no·max·il·lary fissure .sfē-nō-'mak-sə-.ler-ē-, chiefly Brit -mak-'sil-ə-rē- n ORBITAL FISSURE (b)
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sphenomaxillary fissure
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