Medical Term:

ala of crista galli

 

Definition: a small lateral expansion of the ethmoid bone from the anterior aspect of the crista galli on each side that articulates with the frontal bone and forms the foramen cecum.

Synonym(s): ala cristae galliTA, alar process, wing of crista galli

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