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pterygoid muscles

pterygoid muscles is the plural of pterygoid muscle.

Meaning of pterygoid muscle

Noun

pterygoid muscle (plural pterygoid muscles)

  1. Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

Questions about pterygoid muscles

What is pterygoid muscles the plural of?
Pterygoid muscles is the plural of pterygoid muscle.

Words near pterygoid muscles in the dictionary

  1. pterygocranial
  2. pterygoid
  3. pterygoid canal
  4. pterygoid canals
  5. pterygoid muscle
  6. pterygoid muscles
  7. pterygoid nerve
  8. pterygoid nerves
  9. pterygoid plate
  10. pterygoid plates
  11. pterygoid process

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