Medial pterygoid plate

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA long narrow plate that forms the medial part of the pterygoid process, terminates in the pterygoid hamulus, and forms with its lateral surface part of the pterygoid fossa and with its medial surface the lateral boundary of a choana.

Synonyms

lateral pterygoid plate pterygoid plate medial pterygoid muscle lateral pterygoid muscle medial pterygoid nerve pterygoid muscle pterygomaxillary fissure pterygoideus cortical plate frontal process epiphyseal plate superior pharyngeal constrictor

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