infratemporal fossa
English
Noun
infratemporal fossa (plural infratemporal fossae)
- (anatomy) A fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve.
Translations
anatomical fossa
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References
- “infratemporal fossa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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