Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to the sphenoid and superior maxillary bones.
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Examples
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In front and below, the fossa communicates with the orbital cavity through the inferior orbital or sphenomaxillary fissure.
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The Pterygopalatine Fossa (fossa pterygopalatina; sphenomaxillary fossa).
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The inferior orbital fissure (fissura orbitalis inferior; sphenomaxillary fissure), horizontal in direction, opens into the lateral and back part of the orbit.
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