- postglenoid tubercle
- a small conical tubercle projecting inferiorly from the zygomatic process of the temporal bone between the mandibular fossa and the external auditory meatus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
postglenoid tubercle
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postglenoid — post·glen·oid glen .ȯid, glēn adj situated behind the glenoid fossa <postglenoid tubercle> * * * post·gle·noid (pōst gleґnoid) behind the glenoid cavity … Medical dictionary
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