pterygoid venous plexus (sinus)
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Introduction
A venous plexus on the infratemporal fossa.
It drains veins accompanying the branches of the maxillary artery.
It terminates in the maxillary vein posteriorly & the facial vein anteriorly.
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999