1. pterygoid - Noun
2. pterygoid - Adjective
Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone.
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone.
A pterygoid bone.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe main muscles involved are the masseter, temporalis and medial and lateral pterygoid muscles. Source: Internet
The 2 parts of lateral pterygoid have different actions. Source: Internet