nasopalatine duct cyst

nasopalatine duct cyst
median anterior maxillary c.

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  • median anterior maxillary cyst — a type of inclusion cyst of the maxilla found in or near an incisive canal, arising from proliferation of epithelial remnants of an embryonic duct. Called also incisive canal c. and nasopalatine duct c …   Medical dictionary

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