petrooccipital fissure
(redirected from Ecker fissure)pet·ro·oc·cip·i·tal fis·sure
[TA]a fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramen (at its posterior end).
Synonym(s): fissura petrooccipitalis [TA], Ecker fissure
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pet·ro·oc·cip·i·tal fis·sure
(pet'rō-ok-sip'i-tăl fish'ŭr) [TA]A fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramen (at its posterior end).
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Ecker,
Alexander, German anatomist, 1816-1887.Ecker fissure - a fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen. Synonym(s): petrooccipital fissure
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