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pterygoid plate

pterygoid plate noun: either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.

Noun

pterygoid plate (plural pterygoid plates)

  1. Either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.

Forms of pterygoid plate

pluralpterygoid plates

Questions about pterygoid plate

What does pterygoid plate mean?
Pterygoid plate means either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
What part of speech is pterygoid plate?
Pterygoid plate is a noun.
What is the plural of pterygoid plate?
The plural of pterygoid plate is pterygoid plates.

Words near pterygoid plate in the dictionary

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

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