lateral pterygoid plate

English

Noun

lateral pterygoid plate (plural lateral pterygoid plates)

1. (anatomy) A broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.

   Coordinate term: medial pterygoid plate

References

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