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pterygoid
pter·y·goid P0639800 (tĕr′ĭ-goid′)adj.1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone: a pterygoid muscle.2. Resembling a wing; winglike.n. Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.
[Greek pterugoeidēs, winglike : pterux, pterug-, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots + -oeidēs, -oid.]pterygoid (ˈtɛrɪˌɡɔɪd) adj (Anatomy) wing-shaped
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pterygoid [ter´ĭ-goid] shaped like a wing.pter·y·goid (ter'i-goyd), Wing-shaped; resembling a wing; a term applied to various anatomic parts relating to the sphenoid bone. [G. pteryx (pteryg-), wing, + eidos, resemblance] pterygoid (tĕr′ĭ-goid′)adj.1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone: a pterygoid muscle.2. Resembling a wing; winglike.n. Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.pterygoid (1) adjective Wing-shaped.
(2) Lateral or medial pterygoid muscle.
(3) Lateral or medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
(4) A nerve that arises in the trunk of the mandibular nerve and gives rise to the nerve to the tensor tympani and to the tensor veli palatini.pter·y·goid (ter'i-goyd) Wing-shaped; resembling a wing; a term applied to various anatomic parts relating to the sphenoid bone. [G. pteryx (pteryg-), wing, + eidos, resemblance]pterygoid 1. Wing-shaped. 2. Pertaining to two processes attached like wings to the body of the SPHENOID bone in the skull. ThesaurusSeepterygoid muscle |