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lateral pterygoid muscles

lateral pterygoid muscles is the plural of lateral pterygoid muscle.

Meaning of lateral pterygoid muscle

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.

Questions about lateral pterygoid muscles

What is lateral pterygoid muscles the plural of?
Lateral pterygoid muscles is the plural of lateral pterygoid muscle.

Words near lateral pterygoid muscles in the dictionary

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

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