medial pterygoid muscle

noun

A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.

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Meanings

nounmedial pterygoid muscle (plural medial pterygoid muscles)

plural medial pterygoid muscles · alternative medial pterygoid · alternative internal pterygoid muscle

  1. anatomyA muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 內翼肌 /内翼肌
  • 內翼肌 /内翼肌 (nèi yì jī)muscle
German Musculus pterygoideus medialis
  • Musculus pterygoideus medialismuscle
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