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Medical Definition of Fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis
1. A boat-shaped hollow. A longitudinal hollow on the posterior surface of the superior portion (root) of the medial pterygoid plate; it gives origin to the tensor veli palati muscle. Synonym: fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis, Cruveilhier's fossa, fossa navicularis Cruveilhier, scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone. Synonym: scapha. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossa Scaphoidea Ossis Sphenoidalis
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