dictionary help| palatovaginal canal --> pharyngeal canal | medical dictionary |
<anatomy> On the undersurface of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone, a furrow that is converted into a canal by the sphenoidal process of the palatine bone; it transmits the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery and the pharyngeal nerve from the pterygopalatine ganglion.
Synonyms: canalis palatovaginalis, palatovaginal canal.
(05 Mar 2000)
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