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foramen ovale of skull

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One of the larger of the several holes at the base of the skull that transmit nerves through the skull. The foramen ovale is situated in the anterior part of the sphenoid bone, posteriolateral to the foramen rotundum.. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen_ovale_(skull) ]

Synonyms: foramen ovale of cranium, foramen ovale cranii, foramen ovale of chondrocranium, foramen ovale (skull), foramen ovale basis cranii

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UBPROP 0000001

An aperture in the great wing of the sphenoid for vessels and nerves. [TFD][VHOG]

has related synonym

foramen ovale of sphenoid

has narrow synonym

foramen ovale

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UBERON:0001698

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Foramen ovale

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