† pterygostaphylineadj. [compare post-classical Latin pterigostaphylinus (1694 or earlier), designating the tensor palati muscle] Obsoleterare of or relating to the pterygoid process and the uvula.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1858 R. G. MayneExpos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1039/2Pterygostaphylinus, of or belonging to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and uvula: pterygostaphyline.