- Sphenopalatine
Sphenopalatine can refer to:
*sphenopalatine artery
*sphenopalatine ganglion (or "pterygopalatine ganglion")
*sphenopalatine nerves
*sphenopalatine foramen
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sphenopalatine — Relating to the sphenoid and the palatine bones. * * * sphe·no·pal·a·tine .sfē nō pal ə .tīn adj of, relating to, lying in, or distributed to the vicinity of the sphenoid and palatine bones sphenopalatine n a sphenopalatine part specif… … Medical dictionary
sphenopalatine — I. “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sphen + palatine : of, relating to, lying in, or distributed to the vicinity of the sphenoid and palatine bones II. noun : a sphenopalatine part; specifically … Useful english dictionary
sphenopalatine foramen — n a foramen between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone also a deep notch between these parts that by articulation with the sphenoid bone is converted into a foramen * * * foramen sphenopalatinum [TA] an… … Medical dictionary
sphenopalatine ganglion — n PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION … Medical dictionary
Sphenopalatine foramen — Infobox Bone Name = Sphenopalatine foramen Latin = foramen sphenopalatinum GraySubject = 41 GrayPage = 168 Caption = Medial wall of left orbit. (Sphenopalatine foramen labeled in upper right.) Caption2 = Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect.… … Wikipedia
Sphenopalatine artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria sphenopalatina GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 562 Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Sphenopalatine visible in upper right.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = maxillary artery BranchTo =… … Wikipedia
sphenopalatine — sphe·no·palatine … English syllables
Sphenopalatine neuralgia — A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache the episodic and the chronic: {{}}Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster headache. It is… … Medical dictionary
sphenopalatine artery — arteria sphenopalatina … Medical dictionary
sphenopalatine canal — canalis palatovaginalis. canalis palatinus major … Medical dictionary
