Pterygoid muscle

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounEither of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

Synonyms

pterygoideus lateral pterygoid muscle medial pterygoid muscle pterygoid lateral pterygoid plate pterygoid process pterygoid plate medial pterygoid plate medial pterygoid nerve stylopharyngeus superior pharyngeal constrictor palatopharyngeus

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