pterygoid canal

English

Noun

pterygoid canal (plural pterygoid canals)

1. (anatomy) An anteroposterior canal in the base of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the Vidian artery and the Vidian nerve.

Translations

canal in the sphenoid bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翼管 (zh) (yì guǎn)

References

• “pterygoid canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.