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Cranial Fossa, Anterior

Medical Definition: The compartment containing the inferior part and anterior extremities of the frontal lobes (FRONTAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. It is formed mainly by orbital parts of the FRONTAL BONE and the lesser wings of the SPHENOID BONE.
Guide Notes: NIM when merely locational; neopl: coord IM with SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS (IM)

Cranial Fossa, Anterior Medical Definitions and Terms

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