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Pharyngeal recess

Recessus pharyngeus

  • Latin eponym: Recessus Rosenmülleri
  • Eponym: Fossa of Rosenmüller

Definition

Antoine Micheau

Behind the ostium of the auditory tube is a deep recess, the pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmüller).

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