Medical Definition of Emissary sphenoidal foramen
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A minute inconstant foramen in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, anterior and medial to the foramen ovale, transmitting a small emissary vein from the cavernous sinus.
Synonym: emissary sphenoidal foramen, venous foramen, Vesalius' foramen.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emissary Sphenoidal Foramen
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