lesser palatine foramina


less·er pal·a·tine fo·ram·i·na

[TA] openings on the hard palate of palatine canals passing vertically through the tuberosity of the palatine bone and transmitting the smaller palatine nerves and vessels. Synonym(s): foramina palatina minora [TA], posterior palatine foramina

less·er pal·a·tine for·a·mi·na

(les'ĕr pal'ă-tīn fŏr-am'i-nă) [TA] Openings on the hard palate of palatine canals that pass vertically through the tuberosity of the palatine bone and transmit the smaller palatine nerves and vessels.
Synonym(s): foramina palatina minora [TA] .