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pterygoideus

US/ˌtɛɹ.əˈɡɔɪ.di.əs/

pterygoideus is the alternative form 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.

Forms of pterygoideus

pluralpterygoidei

Origin of pterygoideus

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdeus, clipping of musculus pterygoīdeus (“pterygoid muscle”).

Words that rhyme with pterygoideus

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Questions about pterygoideus

What is pterygoideus the alternative form of?
Pterygoideus is the alternative form of pterygoid muscle.
How do you pronounce pterygoideus?
Pterygoideus is pronounced /ˌtɛɹ.əˈɡɔɪ.di.əs/ (US).

Words near pterygoideus in the dictionary

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

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