Meanings
nounpterygoid process (plural pterygoid processes)
plural pterygoid processes
- anatomyEach of a pair of projections extending downward from each side of the sphenoid bone in humans and other mammals.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 翼突
- 翼突 (yìtū)each of a pair of projections extending downward from each side of the sphenoid bone
Finnish siipihaarake
- siipihaarakeeach of a pair of projections extending downward from each side of the sphenoid bone
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