Definition of Pterygoid
Pter´y`goid
a.
1.
(Anat.)
Like
a
bird
'
s
wing
in
form
;
as
,
a
pterygoid
bone
.
Pterygoid bone
(Anat.)
a
bone
which
corresponds
to
the
inner
plate
of
the
pterygoid
process
of
the
human
skull
,
but
which
,
in
all
vertebrates
below
mammals
,
is
not
connected
with
the
posterior
nares
,
but
serves
to
connect
the
palatine
bones
with
the
point
of
suspension
of
the
lower
jaw
.
Pterygoid process
(Anat.)
a
process
projecting
downward
from
either
side
of
the
sphenoid
bone
,
in
man
divided
into
two
plates
,
an
inner
and
an
outer
.
The
posterior
nares
pass
through
the
space
,
called
the
pterygoid fossa
,
between
the
processes
.
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