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tympanic canal

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A minute canal that passes from the petrous portion of the temporal bone between the jugular fossa and carotid canal to the floor of the tympanic cavity and transmits the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve. [ http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tympanic-canal ]

Synonyms: jacobson's canaliculus, tympanic canal, canaliculus tympanicus, tympanic canaliculus

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database cross reference
  • BIRNLEX:2561
  • FMA:56460
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UBERON:0026584

prefLabel

tympanic canal, Tympanic canaliculus

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