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lateral pterygoid plate

lateral pterygoid plate noun: 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.

Noun

lateral pterygoid plate (plural lateral pterygoid plates)

  1. 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.

Forms of lateral pterygoid plate

plurallateral pterygoid plates

Questions about lateral pterygoid plate

What does lateral pterygoid plate mean?
Lateral pterygoid plate means 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.
What part of speech is lateral pterygoid plate?
Lateral pterygoid plate is a noun.
What is the plural of lateral pterygoid plate?
The plural of lateral pterygoid plate is lateral pterygoid plates.

Words near lateral pterygoid plate in the dictionary

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

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