Vidian canal
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vidian canal — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : pterygoid canal … Useful english dictionary
Vidian artery — Vid·i·an artery vid ē ən n a branch of the maxillary artery passing through the pterygoid canal of the sphenoid bone Gui·di gwēd ē Guido (Latin Vidus Vidius ) (1508 1569) Italian anatomist and surgeon. Guidi practiced medicine in Rome and… … Medical dictionary
Vidian nerve — n a nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion * * * nervus canalis pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
vidian artery — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : a branch of the internal maxillary artery passing through the pterygoid canal of the sphenoid bone … Useful english dictionary
vidian nerve — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : a nerve formed by the union of the greater superficial petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves and passing forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joining the sphenopalatine ganglion … Useful english dictionary
pterygoid canal — n an anteroposterior canal in the base of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the Vidian artery and the Vidian nerve called also Vidian canal * * * canalis pterygoideus … Medical dictionary
Pterygoid canal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = c. pterygoideus GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 180 Caption = Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Sphenoid is yellow.) Caption2 = Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Pterygoid c. labeled at center… … Wikipedia
Nerve of pterygoid canal — Nerve: Nerve of pterygoid canal Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Vidian nerve labeled at upper right.) Latin n. canalis pterygoidei Gray s … Wikipedia
Artery of the pterygoid canal — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria canalis pterygoidei GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 568 Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Art. of pterygoid canal visible at upper right.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = Maxillary… … Wikipedia
