pterygoid

1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone: a pterygoid muscle.
2. Resembling a wing; winglike.

[Greek pterugoeidēs, winglike : pterux, pterug-, wing + -oeidēs, -oid.]

1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone.
2. Resembling a wing; winglike.

Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.

Shaped like a wing.

• p. bone — see pterygoid bone.
• p. process — see pterygoid process.

Pterygoid (from the Greek for 'winglike') can refer to:

• Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone
  • The Lateral pterygoid plate by it
• a muscle such as Lateral pterygoid muscle or Medial pterygoid muscle
• a branch of the Mandibular nerve

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