groove of pterygoid hamulus
(redirected from sulcus hamuli pterygoidei)groove of pterygoid hamulus
[TA]a groove or notch at the base of the pterygoid hamulus that forms a pulley for the tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscle.
Synonym(s): sulcus hamuli pterygoidei [TA], hamular notch, pterygomaxillary notch, sulcus of pterygoid hamulus
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