Medical Definition of Scaphoid fossa

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 Scaphoid Fossa

scaphism
scaphite
scapho-
scaphocephalic
scaphocephalism
scaphocephalous
scaphocerite
scaphocerites
scaphognathite
scaphognathites
scaphohydrocephalus
scaphoid
scaphoid abdomen
scaphoid bone
scaphoid fossa (current term)
scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone
scaphoid fracture
scaphoid scapula
scaphoid tuberosity
scaphoids
scapholunar
scapholunars
scaphopda
scaphopod
scaphopods
scapi
scapiform
scaping
scapolite

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