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pterygoid plexus

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The pterygoid plexus is a venous plexus of considerable size, and is situated between the temporalis muscle and lateral pterygoid muscle, and partly between the two pterygoid muscles. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterygoid_plexus ]

Synonyms: plexus venosus pterygoideus, pterygoid venous plexus

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human_reference_atlas

has related synonym

middle meningeal vein, plexus pterygoideus, pterygoid plexus vein

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UBERON:0014685

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pterygoid plexus, Pterygoid plexus

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606