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pterygoid

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Pronunciation
/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/
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/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/ · /ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/

Definition of pterygoid

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.

noun

  1. A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

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