"infratemporal fossa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infratemporal fossae [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|infratemporal fossae}} infratemporal fossa (plural infratemporal fossae)
  1. (anatomy) A fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomical fossa): 顳下窩 /颞下窝 (nièxià wō) (Chinese Mandarin)

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