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pterygoid process of sphenoid bone pter·y·goid pro·cess of sphenoid bone [TA] a long process extending downward from the junction of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side; it is formed of two plates (lateral and medial), united anteriorly but separated below to form the pterygoid notch; the pterygoid fossa is formed by the divergence of these two plates posteriorly. Synonym(s): processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis [TA], os pterygoideumpter·y·goid pro·cess of sphe·noid bone (teri-goyd proses sfēnoyd bōn) A long process extending downward from the junction of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side; it is formed of two plates (lateral and medial), united anteriorly but separated below to form the pterygoid notch; the pterygoid fossa is formed by the divergence of these two plates posteriorly. pter·y·goid pro·cess of sphe·noid bone (teri-goyd proses sfēnoyd bōn) [TA] A long process extending downward from the junction of the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side. |