alar canal

noun

A bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.

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Meanings

nounalar canal (plural alar canals)

plural alar canals

  1. A 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) + canal

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APA

alar canal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alar%20canal

MLA

“alar canal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alar%20canal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alar canal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alar%20canal.

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