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OPENING SPHENOID SINUS [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A round opening just above the superior nasal concha, connecting the sphenoid sinus and the nasal cavity.

OBS

opening of sphenoidal sinus; apertura sinus sphenoidei: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • sphenoidal ostium
  • sphenoidal sinus ostium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

ouverture du sinus sphénoïdal : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

apertura sinus sphenoidei : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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