Meanings
nouninfratemporal crest (plural infratemporal crests)
plural infratemporal crests
- anatomyA transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the infratemporal fossa.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 顳下嵴 /颞下嵴
- 顳下嵴 /颞下嵴 (nièxià jǐ)ridge on the sphenoid bone
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