- pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone
- (Anat) Processus m pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis
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pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone
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Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width = 300 MusclesOrigins =… … Wikipedia
Orbital process of the zygomatic bone — Bone: Orbital process of the zygomatic bone Left zygomatic bone. Malar surface. (Orbital proc. visible at upper left.) Latin facies orbitalis ossis zygomatici Gray s … Wikipedia
Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible … Wikipedia
Pterygoid process — Pterygoid Pter y*goid, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a wing + oid.] (Anat.) (a) Like a bird s wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone. n. A pterygoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pterygoid process — n a process that extends downward from each side of the sphenoid bone near the union of its body and a greater wing, that consists of the medial and lateral pterygoid plates which are fused above anteriorly and separated below by the pterygoid… … Medical dictionary
pterygoid process — /ˈtɛrəgɔɪd ˌproʊsɛs/ (say teruhgoyd .prohses) noun 1. either of two processes descending, one on each side, from the point where the body of the sphenoid bone joins a bone of a temporal wing within the skull, each process consisting of two plates …
pterygoid process — noun Date: 1741 a process extending downward from each side of the sphenoid bone in humans and other mammals … New Collegiate Dictionary
pterygoid process — [ tɛrɪgɔɪd] noun Anatomy each of a pair of projections from the sphenoid bone in the skull. Origin C18: from mod. L. pterygoides, from Gk pterux, pterug wing … English new terms dictionary
pterygoid process — adj. each of a pair of processes from the sphenoid bone in the skull. Etymology: Gk pterux ugos wing … Useful english dictionary
pterygoid process — either of two large processes of the sphenoid bone … The new mediacal dictionary
Greater wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Greater wing of sphenoid bone Latin = ala major ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 149 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width =… … Wikipedia
