pterygoid canal


pter·y·goid ca·nal

[TA] an opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal pass. Synonym(s): canalis pterygoideus [TA], vidian canal

pter·y·goid ca·nal

(ter'i-goyd kă-nal') [TA] An opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which pass the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal.
Synonym(s): canalis pterygoideus [TA] .

Guidi,

Guido, Italian physician, 1508-1569. Guidi canal - Synonym(s): pterygoid canal

Vidius,

Guidi (Guido), Italian anatomist and physician, 1500-1569. vidian artery - Synonym(s): artery of pterygoid canalvidian canal - an opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which pass the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal. Synonym(s): pterygoid canalvidian nerve - the nerve constituting the parasympathetic and sympathetic root of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym(s): nerve of pterygoid canalvidian vein - a vein accompanying the nerve and artery through the pterygoid canal and emptying into the pharyngeal venous plexus. Synonym(s): vein of pterygoid canal