tympanomastoid fissure


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Related to tympanomastoid fissure: petrotympanic fissure, squamotympanic fissure

tym·pa·no·mas·toid fis·sure

[TA]
a fissure that separates the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; it transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve.
Synonym(s): fissura tympanomastoidea [TA], auricular fissure, tympanomastoid suture

tym·pa·no·mas·toid fis·sure

(tim'pă-nō-mas'toyd fish'ŭr) [TA]
A fissure separating the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; it transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve.

tym·pa·no·mas·toid fis·sure

(tim'pă-nō-mas'toyd fish'ŭr) [TA]
A fissure that separates the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; it transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve.
Synonym(s): auricular fissure.
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