PTERYGOID PROCESS


Meaning of PTERYGOID PROCESS in English

[ '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'.

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