pterygoid /pter·y·goid/ (ter´ĭ-goid) shaped like a wing.
pterygoid
pter·y·goid (t r  -goid )adj. 1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone. 2. Resembling a wing; winglike. n. Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone. |
pterygoid
[ter′igoid]
Etymology: Gk, pteryx, wing, eidos, form
pertaining to a winglike structure.
pterygoid
shaped like a wing.
pterygoid bone
see pterygoid bone. See also Table 10.
pterygoid process
see pterygoid process.
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