lateral pterygoid plate

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounlateral pterygoid plate (plural lateral pterygoid plates)

plural lateral pterygoid plates

  1. anatomyA 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.
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