pterygoid
Speech parts
1. pterygoid - Noun
2. pterygoid - Adjective
Meaning
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 dictionarySynonyms
Phrases with the word
lateral pterygoid
external pterygoid venous plexus
pterygoid venous network
pterygoid plexus of veins
pterygoid venous drainage
pterygoid venous plexus
Examples
The main muscles involved are the masseter, temporalis and medial and lateral pterygoid muscles.
The 2 parts of lateral pterygoid have different actions.