hamulus pterygoideus
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pter·y·goid ham·u·lus
[TA]the inferior, hook-shaped extremity of the medial plate of the pterygoid process, which serves as a pulley (trochlea) for the tendon of the tensor veli palati muscle.
Synonym(s): hamular process of sphenoid bone, hamulus pterygoideus
hamulus pterygoideus
The hooklike process at the tip of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
See also: hamulus