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sphenopalatine foramen

n.

The opening formed from the sphenopalatine notch of the palatine bone in articulation with the sphenoid bone.

Nearby words

sphenoidal sinus, sphenoidal spine, sphenoiditis, sphenoidotomy, sphenopalatine artery, sphenopalatine foramen, sphenopalatine ganglion, sphenoparietal sinus, sphenopsid, sphenorbital, sphenotic

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