Associations to the word «Pterygoid»

Wiktionary

PTERYGOID, adjective. Resembling a wing
PTERYGOID, adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone
PTERYGOID, noun. (anatomy) A bone which corresponds to the inner plate of the pterygoid process of the human skull, but which, in all vertebrates below mammals, is not connected with the posterior nares, but serves to connect the palatine bones with the point of suspension of the lower jaw.

Wise words

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