English Explanatory Dictionary

lateral pterygoid plate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.

Word forms

lateral pterygoid plate lateral pterygoid plates
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