Meanings
adjectivepterygopalatine (not comparable)
alternative pterygopalatin · alternative pterygopalate
- not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- New Latinpterygopalātīnus
- Frenchptérygo-palatin
- Englishpterygopalatine
Borrowed from French ptérygo-palatin, from New Latin pterygopalātīnus, from pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) + palātīnus (“relating to the palate”); equivalent to pterygo- + palatine.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 翼顎 /翼颚
- 翼顎 /翼颚 (yì'è)of or pertaining to the pterygoid process and the palatine bone
Spanish pterigopalatino
- pterigopalatinoof or pertaining to the pterygoid process and the palatine bone
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pterygopalatine
palatinecraniopalatinedermopalatineethmopalatineglossopalatinehyopalatineinterpalatinemaxillopalatinenasopalatinepostpalatinesphenopalatine
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pterygopalatine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygopalatine
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“pterygopalatine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygopalatine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pterygopalatine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygopalatine.
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