alar canal
alar canal · alar canals
A bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skullA bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.
Meaning
1 sensesA bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.
Origin
alar (possibly because it is just lateral wing-like pterygoid bones) + canalalar (possibly because it is just lateral wing-like pterygoid bones) + canal
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Forms
plural: alar canals| Singular | alar canal |
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