Medical Definition of incisive canal
: a narrow branched passage that extends from the floor of the nasal cavity to the incisive fossa and transmits the nasopalatine nerve and a branch of the greater palatine artery
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“Incisive canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/incisive%20canal. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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