groove of pterygoid hamulus

A groove at the base of the hamular process which forms a pulley for the tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscle.

Synonym: sulcus hamuli pterygoidei, sulcus of pterygoid hamulus.

(05 Mar 2000)


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