英语词汇“pterygoid process”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pterygoid process

/ˈtɛrɪɡɔɪd

noun Anatomy

Each of a pair of projections from the sphenoid bone in the skull.The sphenoidal sinus may be absent or small; it may be very large and extend into the basilar process of the occipital bone, the greater or lesser wings of the sphenoid, or the pterygoid processes....

The pterygoid processes, one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the sphenoid body and alisphenoids unite.
The left and right pterygoid processes project inferiorly from near the junction of each of the greater wings with the body of the sphenoid.

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin pterygoides (plural), from Greek pterux, pterug- 'wing'.

单词	pterygoid process
释义	pterygoid process /ˈtɛrɪɡɔɪd / noun Anatomy Each of a pair of projections from the sphenoid bone in the skull.The sphenoidal sinus may be absent or small; it may be very large and extend into the basilar process of the occipital bone, the greater or lesser wings of the sphenoid, or the pterygoid processes.... The pterygoid processes, one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the sphenoid body and alisphenoids unite. The left and right pterygoid processes project inferiorly from near the junction of each of the greater wings with the body of the sphenoid. Origin Early 18th century: from modern Latin pterygoides (plural), from Greek pterux, pterug- 'wing'.
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