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DictionarySeehamuluspterygoid hamulus
pter·y·goid ham·u·lus [TA] the inferior, hook-shaped extremity of the medial plate of the pterygoid process, which serves as a pulley (trochlea) for the tendon of the tensor veli palati muscle. Synonym(s): hamular process of sphenoid bone, hamulus pterygoideuspterygoid hamulusA small bony projection, just medial to the pterygoid process, that serves as an attachment for the tensor veli palatini muscle.See also: pterygoid |