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pterygoid plexus
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pterygoid plexus - a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veinsplexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels |
EncyclopediaSeeplexuspterygoid plexus
pterygoid plexusA venous plexus lying between the temporalis, lateral pterygoid, and medial pterygoid muscles. Many of the deeper veins of the front of the head, e.g., , deep temporal, sphenopalatine, inferior ophthalmic, dental, connect with this plexus, which empties into the deep facial vein and which is thus in communication with the cavernous sinus inside the skull. See also: plexuspterygoid plexus
Words related to pterygoid plexusnoun a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veinsRelated Words |