Anterior palatine foramen
anterior palatine foramen
anterior palatine foramen n.
see lesser palatine foramen.
historical examples
transverse diameter of the palate large; anterior palatine foramen large.
the natural history of the varieties of man robert gordon latham
the foramen incisivum (anterior palatine foramen) marks the point at which these elements of the palate unite.
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