pterygoid muscle

noun

Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

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Meanings

nounpterygoid muscle (plural pterygoid muscles)

plural pterygoid muscles · alternative pterygoid · alternative pterygoideus

  1. anatomyEither of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 翼肌
  • 翼肌 (yì jī)muscle
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