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lateral pterygoid muscle

lateral pterygoid muscle noun: a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.

Noun

lateral pterygoid muscle (plural lateral pterygoid muscles)

  1. A muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.

lateral pterygoid muscle meaning in Tamil

lateral pterygoid muscle in Tamil

வெளித்தசை

Forms of lateral pterygoid muscle

plurallateral pterygoid muscles
alternative formlateral pterygoid
alternative formexternal pterygoid muscle

Questions about lateral pterygoid muscle

What does lateral pterygoid muscle mean?
Lateral pterygoid muscle means a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.
What is lateral pterygoid muscle in Tamil?
Lateral pterygoid muscle in Tamil is வெளித்தசை. See Lateral pterygoid muscle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lateral pterygoid muscle?
Lateral pterygoid muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of lateral pterygoid muscle?
The plural of lateral pterygoid muscle is lateral pterygoid muscles.

Words near lateral pterygoid muscle in the dictionary

  1. lateral pass
  2. lateral passes
  3. lateral pectoral nerve
  4. lateral pectoral nerves
  5. lateral pontine syndrome
  6. lateral pterygoid muscle
  7. lateral pterygoid muscles
  8. lateral pterygoid nerve
  9. lateral pterygoid nerves
  10. lateral pterygoid plate
  11. lateral raise

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