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• Pterygoid

  pterygoid pter·y·goid (těr’ĭ-goid’) adj. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone. Resembling a wing; winglike. n. Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.

• Pterygoid canal

  pterygoid canal n. An opening through the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which an artery, vein, and nerve pass.

• Pterygoid nerve

  pterygoid nerve n. Either of two motor branches of the mandibular nerve, designated lateral and medial, supplying the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles.

• Pterygoid process

  /ˈtɛrɪˌɡɔɪd/ noun 1. (anatomy) either of two long bony plates extending downwards from each side of the sphenoid bone within the skull pterygoid process n. A long process of the sphenoid bone extending downward from the junction of its body and great wing.

• Pterygomandibular

  pterygomandibular pter·y·go·man·dib·u·lar (těr’ĭ-gō-mān-dĭb’yə-lər) adj. Relating to the pterygoid process and the mandible.

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