pterygoid plate

English

Noun

pterygoid plate (plural pterygoid plates)

  1. (anatomy) Either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
    Meronyms: lateral pterygoid plate, medial pterygoid plate

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