English Explanatory Dictionary

pterygoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
noun
  1. A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pterygoid.wav /ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/

Word forms

pterygoid pterygoids

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Synonyms

pterygoidal

Derived words

basipterygoid ectopterygoid endopterygoid entopterygoid epipterygoid interpterygoid mesopterygoid metapterygoid palatopterygoid pseudopterygoid pterygoid bone pterygoid canal pterygoid fossa pterygoid muscle pterygoid nerve pterygoid plate pterygoid process pterygoid ridge pterygoid tubercle pterygo- pteryg- vomeropterygoid pterygoidal
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