medial pterygoid nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A branch of the mandibular nerve that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini.

Word forms

medial pterygoid nerve medial pterygoid nerves

Synonyms

internal pterygoid nerve nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle
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