pterygopalatine

English

Alternative forms

• pterygopalatin (misspelling)
• pterygopalate

Etymology

Borrowed from French ptérygo-palatin, from New Latin pterygopalātīnus, from pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) +‎ palātīnus (“relating to the palate”); equivalent to pterygo- +‎ palatine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛ.ɹɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈpal.ə.tʌɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛɹ.əɡ.oʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
• Rhymes: -ælətaɪn

Adjective

pterygopalatine (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.

Derived terms

• pterygopalatine fossa
• pterygopalatine ganglion

Translations

of or pertaining to the pterygoid process and the palatine bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翼顎／翼颚 (zh) (yì'è)

• Spanish: pterigopalatino

References

• “pterygopalatine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pte.ry.ɡo.pa.laːˈtiː.ne/, [pt̪ɛrʏɡɔpäɫ̪äːˈt̪iːnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pte.ri.ɡo.pa.laˈti.ne/, [pt̪eriɡopäläˈt̪iːne]

Adjective

pterygopalātīne

1. vocative masculine singular of pterygopalātīnus