pterygoid process
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
pterygoid process (plural pterygoid processes)
- (anatomy) Each of a pair of projections extending downward from each side of the sphenoid bone in humans and other mammals.
Translations[edit]
each of a pair of projections extending downward from each side of the sphenoid bone
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References[edit]
- “pterygoid process”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.