medial pterygoid nerve

noun

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

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internal pterygoid nervenerve to the medial pterygoid muscle
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Meanings

nounmedial pterygoid nerve (plural medial pterygoid nerves)

plural medial pterygoid nerves

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

    Synonyms: internal pterygoid nerve, nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
internal pterygoid nervenerve to the medial pterygoid muscle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with medial pterygoid nerve

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APA

medial pterygoid nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medial%20pterygoid%20nerve

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medial pterygoid nerve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medial%20pterygoid%20nerve.

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