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גומץ הכנפה והחך

Gomatz hakhanafa vehakhakh

Translations

Hebrew
גומץ הכנפה והחך
English
pterygopalatine fossa
Russian
Крыловидно-нёбная ямка
Arabic
انخفاض جناحي حنكي
Pronunciation
Gomatz hakhanafa vehakhakh

"pterygopalatine fossa" in Hebrew is גומץ הכנפה והחך (Gomatz hakhanafa vehakhakh). In Russian it is Крыловидно-нёбная ямка, and in Arabic انخفاض جناحي حنكي. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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