Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alar canal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: alar -canal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

alar (possibly because it is just lateral wing-like pterygoid bones) + canal

Inflected Forms

alar canals (plural)

Questions

What does alar canal mean?: A bony tunnel through the basisphenoid bone of the skull. The maxillary artery and nerve pass through it.
Where does alar canal come from?: alar (possibly because it is just lateral wing-like pterygoid bones) + canal

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