pterygoid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterugoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérux, “a wing”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪɡɔɪd

Adjective

pterygoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.

   Synonym: pterygoidal

Derived terms

• basipterygoid
• ectopterygoid
• endopterygoid
• entopterygoid
• epipterygoid
• interpterygoid
• mesopterygoid
• metapterygoid
• palatopterygoid
• pseudopterygoid
• pterygo-, pteryg-
• pterygoid bone
• pterygoid canal
• pterygoid fossa
• pterygoid muscle
• pterygoid nerve
• pterygoid plate
• pterygoid process
• pterygoid ridge
• pterygoid tubercle
• vomeropterygoid

 

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翼的 (zh) (yì de)

• Finnish: kitaluu-
• French: ptérygoïde (fr), ptérygoïdien (fr)
• Italian: pterigoideo
• Spanish: pterigoideo, pterigoides

Noun

pterygoid (plural pterygoids)

1. (anatomy) A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).

Derived terms

• pterygoidal

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: pterigoides m

References

• “pterygoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.