infratemporal fossa

noun

A fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve.

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Meanings

nouninfratemporal fossa (plural infratemporal fossae)

plural infratemporal fossae

  1. anatomyA fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 顳下窩 /颞下窝
  • 顳下窩 /颞下窝 (nièxià wō)anatomical fossa
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infratemporal fossa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infratemporal%20fossa

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