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pterygoid /pter·y·goid/ (ter´ĭ-goid) shaped like a wing.

pter·y·goid (t

-goid

)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone.

2. Resembling a wing; winglike.

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 [ter´ĭ-goid]

shaped like a wing.

pterygoid

shaped like a wing.

pterygoid bone

see pterygoid bone. See also Table 10.

pterygoid process

see pterygoid process.

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