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Medical Definition of Fossa pterygoidea
1. The fossa formed by the divergence posteriorly of the plates of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone; it lodges the origin of medial pterygoid and the tensor palati muscles. Synonym: fossa pterygoidea. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossa Pterygoidea
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