Medical Definition of Sphenomaxillary fissure

1. A cleft between the greater wing of the sphenoid and the orbital plate of the maxilla, through which pass the maxillary division and the orbital branch of the trigeminal nerve, fibres from the pterygopalatine (Meckel's) ganglion, and the infraorbital vessels. Synonym: fissura orbitalis inferior, sphenomaxillary fissure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphenomaxillary Fissure

sphenoidotomy
sphenoids
sphenoid bone
sphenoid bone
sphenoid crest
sphenoid fontanel
sphenoid fontanelle
sphenoid process
sphenoid process of palatine bone
sphenoid process of septal cartilage
sphenoid sinus
sphenoid sinusitis
sphenomalar
sphenomandibular ligament
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary fissure (current term)
sphenomaxillary fossa
sphenomaxillary suture
sphenopalatine
sphenopalatine artery
sphenopalatine foramen
sphenopalatine ganglion
sphenopalatine neuralgia
sphenopalatine notch
sphenoparietal
sphenoparietal sinus
sphenoparietal suture
sphenopetrosal
sphenopetrosal fissure
sphenopetrosal synchondrosis

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