OntologiesmpclassesUBERON:0001698   
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foramen ovale of skullImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001698

One of the larger of the several holes at the base of the skull that transmit nerves through the skull. The foramen ovale is situated in the anterior part of the sphenoid bone, posteriolateral to the foramen rotundum..

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Exact Synonyms
foramen ovale (skull)
foramen ovale basis cranii
foramen ovale cranii
foramen ovale of chondrocranium
foramen ovale of cranium
Related Synonyms
foramen ovale of sphenoid
Narrow Synonyms
foramen ovale
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UBPROP_0000001

An aperture in the great wing of the sphenoid for vessels and nerves. [TFD][VHOG]

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