canine fossa

canine fossa
canine fossa n a depression external to and somewhat above the prominence on the surface of the superior maxillary bone caused by the socket of the canine tooth

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  • Canine fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Canine fossa Latin = GraySubject = 38 Caption = Left maxilla. Outer surface. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = Lateral to the incisive fossa is another depression, the canine fossa; it is larger and deeper than the incisive… …   Wikipedia

  • canine fossa — noun : a depression external to and somewhat above the canine eminence …   Useful english dictionary

  • fossa canina — [TA] canine fossa: a wide depression on the external surface of the maxilla superolateral to the canine tooth socket; the levator anguli oris muscle arises from it …   Medical dictionary

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  • fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the …   Medical dictionary

  • Anterior surface of the body of the maxilla — Infobox Bone Name = Anterior surface of the body of the maxilla Latin = facies anterior corporis maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 158 Caption = Left maxilla. Outer surface. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …   Wikipedia

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  • Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary

  • Mandibular incisive canal — The mandibular incisive canal (indicated here by coral green arrows) continuing anteriorly (to the right) from the mandibular canal (purple arrows) after the mental foramen (light green circle). The mandibular incisive canal is a bony canal… …   Wikipedia

  • Mandibular foramen — Bone: Mandibular foramen Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Mandibular foramen visible at left.) Latin foramen mandibulae Gray s …   Wikipedia

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