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pterygoidal

pterygoidal adjective: relating to a pterygoid (bone).

Adjective

pterygoidal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a pterygoid (bone)

Questions about pterygoidal

What does pterygoidal mean?
Pterygoidal means relating to a pterygoid (bone).
What part of speech is pterygoidal?
Pterygoidal is an adjective.

Words near pterygoidal in the dictionary

  1. pterygoid nerves
  2. pterygoid plate
  3. pterygoid plates
  4. pterygoid process
  5. pterygoid processes
  6. pterygoidal
  7. pterygoidei
  8. pterygoideus
  9. pterygoids
  10. pterygomandibular raphae
  11. pterygomandibular raphe

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