(anatomy) Alternative spelling of piriform fossa.

plural of pterygopalatine fossa

plural of sphenopalatine fossa

plural of sphenomaxillary fossa

(anatomy) Synonym of pterygopalatine fossa.

(anatomy) Synonym of pterygopalatine fossa.

(anatomy) Synonym of pterygopalatine fossa.

plural of temporal fossa

(anatomy) A broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch, and lies above the infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

plural of pterygomaxillary fossa