stylomastoid foramen


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]

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.

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.