trigeminal impression

tri·gem·i·nal im·pres·sion

[TA]
a depression on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, near the apex, formed in relationship to the trigeminal ganglion.
Synonym(s): impressio trigeminalis [TA]
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The Gasserian ganglion rests in a groove, the trigeminal impression, on the petrous portion of the temporal bone (Kruger & Young, 1981).
Classic trigeminal neuralgia: a surgical perspective
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