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nerve of the pterygoid canal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
nerve of the ptery-goid -canal
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.

Inflected Forms

nerves of the pterygoid canals (plural)

Synonyms

Vidian nerve

Questions

What does nerve of the pterygoid canal mean?
A nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.

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