pterygoid plate
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[edit]Noun
[edit]pterygoid plate (plural pterygoid plates)
- (anatomy) Either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
- Meronyms: lateral pterygoid plate, medial pterygoid plate
References
[edit]- “pterygoid plate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.