pterygoid venous plexus


pter·y·goid venous plex·us

[TA] a venous plexus occupying the infratemporal fossa receiving veins accompanying the branches of the maxillary artery, and terminating posteriorly in the maxillary vein; anteriorly the pterygoid plexus drains via the deep facial vein into the facial vein. Synonym(s): plexus venosus pterygoideus [TA]

pter·y·goid ve·nous plex·us

(teri-goyd vēnŭs pleksŭs) [TA] A venous plexus occupying the infratemporal fossa receiving veins accompanying the branches of the maxillary artery, and terminating posteriorly in the maxillary vein.