Medical Definition of Greater palatine groove

1. A groove on both the body of the maxilla and the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone; when the bones are articulated the grooves form the greater palatine canal. Synonym: sulcus palatinus major, pterygopalatine groove, sulcus for greater palatine nerve, sulcus pterygopalatinus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greater Palatine Groove

greater curvature of stomach
greater fool theory
greater galago
greater galagos
greater good
greater horn of hyoid bone
greater knapweed
greater kudu
greater masterwort
greater multangular bone
greater occipital nerve
greater omentum
greater palatine artery
greater palatine canal
greater palatine foramen
greater palatine groove (current term)
greater palatine nerve
greater pectoral muscle
greater pelvis
greater peritoneal cavity
greater peritoneal sac
greater petrosal nerve
greater pichiciego
greater posterior rectus muscle of head
greater prairie chicken
greater psoas muscle
greater rhomboid muscle
greater ring of iris
greater saphenous vein
greater saphenous veins

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