sphenoidal emissary foramen (venous/Vesalius foramen)

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Introduction

A minute inconsistant foramen in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, anterior & medial to the foramen ovale.

  • transmits emissary vein

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.