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hypoglossal canal

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hypoglossal canal
n.
The canal through which the hypoglossal nerve emerges from the skull. Also called anterior condyloid foramen.
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Computed tomography (CT) revealed that an extensive destructive lesion was centered in the hypoglossal canal and had invaded the lateral and ventral skull base (figure 1, A).
The carotid-vertebral space: an 'extended' lateral window to the ... by Carrau, Ricardo / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
and his coworkers asserted that hypoglossal canal size relative to mouth size averages about twice as large in humans, Neandertals, and some early Homo species as in chimpanzees.
Skull canals spark speech-origins dispute by Bower, B. / Science News
The lesion obscured the region of the left hypoglossal canal and abutted the left carotid artery.
Multiple myeloma in a patient with hoarseness, dysphagia, aspiration, ... by Patel, Vijaykumar / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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