sphenoethmoid recess

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[sfē′nō·eth′moid]

Etymology: Gk, sphen, wedge, eidos, form; L, recedere, to retreat

a narrow opening in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity bounded above by the cribriform plate of the ethmoid and the body of the sphenoid and below by the superior nasal concha. It opens into the sphenoidal sinus of the skull.

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No references found			Instead, it was attached to the cribriform plate and the sphenoethmoid recess by a stalk. Adenosquamous carcinoma of the nasal cavity by Shinhar, Shai Y.; Heckathorn, Christina L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Collectively, these structures form what is known as the sphenoethmoid recess, which serves as a common drainage pathway for the posterior ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. Superior turbinate pneumatization in patients with chronic ... by Kanowitz, Seth J.; Nusbaum, Annette O.; Jacobs, Joseph B.; Lebowitz, Richard A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 6) Anterior rhinoscopy does not allow for visualization of the sphenoethmoid recess, but nasal endoscopy provides a clear view of the sphenoethmoid recess and the postnasal space. Sphenochoanal polyp: an endoscopic view by Varshney, Saurabh / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			spermotoxin Sperry spewing sickness SPEX spey SPF sph sphacel- sphacelate sphacelation Sphacelia typhina sphacelism sphaceloderma sphacelous sphacelus Sphaeridiotrema sphaero- Sphaerophorus necrophorus Spheksophobia sphen(o)- sphen- sphenion spheno- sphenobasilar synchondrosis sphenocephaly sphenoethmoid recess sphenoethmoidal sphenoethmoidal suture sphenoethmoidectomy sphenoid sphenoid bone sphenoid crest sphenoid fontanel sphenoid sinus sphenoidal sphenoidal fissure sphenoidal sinus sphenoidal spine sphenoiditis sphenoidotomy sphenomandibular ligament sphenomaxillary sphenooccipital sphenopalatine sphenopalatine artery sphenopalatine foramen sphenopalatine ganglion sphenoparietal sphenoparietal sinus sphenoparietal suture sphenorbital			Spheniscidae sphenisciform seabird Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes Sphenisciformes Spheniscinae Spheniscinae Spheniscinae Spheniscus Spheniscus demersus Sphenisiformes Sphenisiformes Sphenisiformes Spheno Ethmoidectomy spheno- spheno- Spheno-palatine ganglion Spheno-palatine ganglion sphenobasilar synchondrosis sphenocephaly sphenochasm Sphenodon Sphenodon Sphenodon guntheri Sphenodon guntheri Sphenodon punctatum Sphenodon punctatus Sphenodon punctatus Sphenodontia Sphenodontidae sphenoethmoid recess Sphenoethmoidal Sphenoethmoidal Sphenoethmoidal recess Sphenoethmoidal recess Sphenoethmoidal recess Sphenoethmoidal recess sphenoethmoidal suture sphenoethmoidal suture sphenoethmoidectomy sphenogram Sphenographer Sphenographic Sphenographist Sphenography sphenoid sphenoid sphenoid sphenoid bone sphenoid bone sphenoid bone sphenoid bone sphenoid bone fracture sphenoid bone fracture sphenoid bone fracture sphenoid bones sphenoid bones sphenoid bones sphenoid crest sphenoid fontanel sphenoid fontanel

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