infratemporal crest (English, noun)
expansion: infratemporal crest (plural infratemporal crests)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the infratemporal fossa.
Forms:
form: infratemporal crests
tags: plural