Hiatus semilunaris
hiatus semilunaris hiatus sem·i·lu·nar·is (sěm’ē-lōō-nâr’ĭs)
n.
A groove in the lateral wall of the middle meatus of the nasal cavity, into which the maxillary sinus, the frontonasal duct, and the middle ethmoid cells open.
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