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fossa infratemporalis (medicine) and avatar (iou)


fossa infratemporalis (medicine)


fossa infratemporalis -->
infratemporal fossa


The cavity on the side of the skull bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch and ramus of the mandible, medially by the lateral pterygoid plate, anteriorly by the zygomatic process of the maxilla, posteriorly by the articular tubercle of the temporal bone and the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate, and above by the squama of the temporal bone and the infratemporal crest on the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

Synonym: fossa infratemporalis, zygomatic fossa.


avatar (iou)



avatar noun. L18.
[Sanskrit avatara descent, from ava off, away, down + tar- pass over.]
Hindu Mythology. The descent of a god to earth in incarnate form. L18.
R. K. Narayan Krishna was the eighth avatar of Vishnu, incarnated to help the Five Brothers regain their kingdom.
An incarnation or embodiment (of another person, an idea, etc.). E19.
Q. Bell A certain kind of Beauty appears and reappears, sometimes vaguely, sometimes strikingly reincarnated from avatar to avatar. M. McCarthy The classic English butler, of which he personally was the avatar.
A manifestation to the world as a ruling power or as an object of worship; gen. a manifestation, a phase. E19.
L. Stephen Wit and sense are but different avatars of the same spirit. Listener I knew Victor Neuburg so well during his avatar as editor of the 'Poets' Corner'.