cavum trigeminale

tri·gem·i·nal cave

[TA]

the cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the middle cranial fossa near the tip of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it encloses the roots of the trigeminal nerve and the trigeminal ganglion.

Synonym(s): cavum trigeminale [TA], trigeminal cavity ☆ , Meckel cavity, Meckel space

cavum trigeminale

The space between the two layers of the dura mater of the brain in which the trigeminal ganglion is located. Synonym: Meckel's space

See also: cavum