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sphenopalatine foramen

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n.

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

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Words nearby sphenopalatine foramen

sphenoid bone, sphenoid crest, sphenoiditis, sphenoidotomy, sphenopalatine artery, sphenopalatine foramen, sphenopalatine ganglion, sphenoparietal sinus, sphenopsid, sphenorbital, sphenotic

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It is remarkable that neither of these observers should have noticed the foramen in the testa.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
In Eutamias townsendii, however, the infraorbital foramen is rounded as much as in the subgenus Eutamias and in the genus Tamias.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
The foramen magnum, occipital condyles, and exoccipitals show no unusual features.
Systematic Status of a South American Frog, Allophryne ruthveni Gaige|John D. Lynch
The ductus arteriosus closes up about the same time as the foramen ovale.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick

This is owing to the foramen ovale being very open and closing slowly.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick

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