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גומץ הכנפה

Gomatz hakhanafa

Translations

Hebrew
גומץ הכנפה
English
pterygoid fossa
Russian
крыловидная ямка
Arabic
حفرة جناحية
Pronunciation
Gomatz hakhanafa

"pterygoid fossa" in Hebrew is גומץ הכנפה (Gomatz hakhanafa). In Russian it is крыловидная ямка, and in Arabic حفرة جناحية. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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