Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the cranium and to the pharynx; connecting the cavity of the skull with that of the mouth, as a canal.
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A canal, craniopharyngeal canal, is sometimes found extending from the anterior part of the fossa hypophyseos of the sphenoid bone to the under surface of the skull, and marks the original position of Rathkes pouch; while at the junction of the septum of the nose with the palate traces of the stomodeal end are occasionally present (Frazer).
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