lateral aperture of fourth ventricle

lat·er·al ap·er·ture of fourth ven·tri·cle

[TA]

one of the two lateral openings of the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space (the lateral cerebellomedullary cistern) at the cerebellopontine angle.

Synonym(s): apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti [TA], foramen lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen of Key-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, foramen of Retzius

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lat·er·al ap·er·ture of fourth ven·tri·cle

(lat'ĕr-ăl ap'ĕr-chŭr fōrth ven'tri-kĕl) [TA]

One of the two lateral openings of the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space (the lateral cerebellomedullary cistern) at the cerebellopontine angle.
Synonym(s): apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti [TA] .

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