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pterygoid canal (medicine) and Burn Card - Poker (gambling)


pterygoid canal (medicine)


pterygoid canal


An opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which pass the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal.

Synonym: canalis pterygoideus, vidian canal.


Burn Card - Poker (gambling)


1) To deal off the top card, face down, before dealing out the cards (to prevent cheating).

2) To set aside a card which has been inadvertently revealed.



In order to reduce the chances of players getting advance information about cards to come, in many Poker Games the top card on the deck is discarded at certain pre-determined points in the dealing process (e.g., in hold'em, before the flop, turn, and river). These cards are the burn cards. In General, any time a card is discarded from the top of the deck it's called a burn card.