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.
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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.
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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.
Synonym(s): auricular fissure.
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