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infratemporal crest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
in-fratem-po-ral crest
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 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.

Inflected Forms

infratemporal crests (plural)

Questions

What does infratemporal crest mean?
A 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.

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