petrooccipital fissure
Definition: a fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramen (at its posterior end).
Synonym(s): fissura petrooccipitalisTA, Ecker fissure
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