stylomastoid foramen
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Related to stylomastoid foramen: jugular foramen, greater palatine foramen, carotid canal, petrotympanic fissure, hypoglossal canal
sty·lo·mas·toid fo·ra·men
[TA]the distal or external opening of the facial canal on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the styloid and mastoid processes; it transmits the facial nerve and stylomastoid artery.
Synonym(s): foramen stylomastoideum [TA]
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sty·lo·mas·toid for·a·men
(stī'lō-mas'toyd fōr-ā'mĕn) [TA]The distal or external opening of the facial canal on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the styloid and mastoid processes; it transmits the facial nerve and stylomastoid artery.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
sty·lo·mas·toid for·a·men
(stī'lō-mas'toyd fōr-ā'mĕn) [TA]Distal or external opening of the facial canal on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the styloid and mastoid processes; it transmits the facial nerve and stylomastoid artery.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012