pterygoid
/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/US/ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/
pterygoid adjective: of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
Adjective
pterygoid (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
- Synonyms:
- pterygoidal
Noun
pterygoid (plural pterygoids)
- A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).
- In the absence (e.g., Figs. 31 b, 33, 44, 45, etc.) of the intertemporal and supratemporals, the parietals articulate directly with the squamosals and postorbitals; in the Chelonia (Fig. 30) and Crocodilia, also directly with the pterygoids. Fused in most late reptiles (e.g., Figs. 69, 72).1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles
pterygoid meaning in Tamil
pterygoid in Tamil
- இறக்கையுருஎன்பு
Synonyms of pterygoid
Forms of pterygoid
| plural | pterygoids |
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Origin of pterygoid
Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
Words formed from pterygoid
- basipterygoid
- ectopterygoid
- endopterygoid
- entopterygoid
- epipterygoid
- interpterygoid
- mesopterygoid
- metapterygoid
- palatopterygoid
- pseudopterygoid
- pterygoid bone
- pterygoid canal
- pterygoid fossa
- pterygoid muscle
- pterygoid nerve
- pterygoid plate
- pterygoid process
- pterygoid ridge
- pterygoid tubercle
- pterygo-
- pteryg-
- vomeropterygoid
- pterygoidal
Phrases with pterygoid
- pterygoid canals
- pterygoid nerves
- pterygoid plates
- pterygoid muscles
- pterygoid processes
- medial pterygoid nerve
- medial pterygoid plate
- lateral pterygoid nerve
- lateral pterygoid plate
- medial pterygoid muscle
- lateral pterygoid muscle
- lateral pterygoid nerves
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Words that rhyme with pterygoid
Questions about pterygoid
- What does pterygoid mean?
- Pterygoid means of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
- What is pterygoid in Tamil?
- Pterygoid in Tamil is இறக்கையுருஎன்பு. See Pterygoid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pterygoid?
- Pterygoid can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce pterygoid?
- Pterygoid is pronounced /ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/ (UK).
Words near pterygoid in the dictionary
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