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inferior orbital fissure
(redirected from Sphenomaxillary fissure)

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inferior orbital fissure,
a groove in the inferolateral wall of the orbit that contains the infraorbital and zygomatic nerves and the infraorbital vessels.

fissure,
n a deep groove or cleft; commonly the result of the imperfect fusion of the enamel or adjoining dental lobes.
fissure, gingival,
fissure, inferior orbital,
n the opening between the maxilla and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone through which the inferior ophthalmic vein, infraorbital artery, and infraorbital and zygomatic nerves travel.
fissure, pterygomaxillary
n the most posterior point in the anterior contour of the maxillary tuberosity.


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