Look up: pterygo-

1. pterygo-
   Wing-shaped, usually the pterygoid process. ... Origin: G. Pteryx, pterygos, wing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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2. pterygo-
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. Wing-shaped, usually relating to the pterygoid process.
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3. Pterygoid
   Pter'y·goid adjective [ Greek ..., ..., 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 who...
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4. pterygoid
   <anatomy> Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. ... Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone. ... A pterygoid bone. ... <anatomy> Pterygoid bone, a process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid...
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5. pterygoid
   (ter´ĭ-goid) shaped like a wing.
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6. Pterygoid
   • (a.) Like a bird`s wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. • (n.) A pterygoid bone. • (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone.
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7. pterygoid
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ter′i-goyd Definitions: 1. Wing-shaped; resembling a wing; a term applied to various anatomic parts relating to the sphenoid bone.
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8. pterygoid
   adjective, Greek pteryx = wing, and eidos = shape; hence, wing-shaped.
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9. pterygoid bone
   pterygoid process.
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10. pterygoid branch of maxillary artery
    <anatomy, artery> Pterygoid branches of middle meningeal artery. ... Synonym: rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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11. pterygoid branch of posterior deep temporal artery
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. branch to pterygoid muscles arising from the posterior deep temporal artery in the place of a branch arising from the maxillary artery. Synonyms: ramus pterygoideus arteriae temporalis profundae posterioris, pterygoid branches of maxillary artery, rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris
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12. pterygoid branches of maxillary artery
    Type: Term Synonyms: pterygoid branch of posterior deep temporal artery
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13. pterygoid buttress
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. the structural pillar of the mid-face that extends superiorly from the maxilla through the pterygoid plates to the orbital process of the palatine bone to the sphenoid bone.
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14. pterygoid canal
    An opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which pass the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal. ... Synonym: canalis pterygoideus, vidian canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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15. pterygoid canal
    a canal in the sphenoid bone transmitting the pterygoid vessels and nerves.
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16. pterygoid canal
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. an opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal pass. Synonyms: canalis pterygoideus, vidian canal
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17. Pterygoid canal
    The `pterygoid canal` (also `vidian canal`) is a passage in the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa. Structure: The pterygoid canal runs through the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to the back wall of the pteryg...
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18. pterygoid chest
    Synonym for flat chest ... A chest in which the anteroposterior diameter is shorter than the average. ... Synonym: alar chest, pterygoid chest. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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19. pterygoid chest
    Type: Term Synonyms: flat chest
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20. pterygoid depression
    Synonym for pterygoid fovea ... A depression on the antero-medial side of the neck of the condylar process of the mandible, giving attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle. ... Synonym: fovea pterygoidea, pterygoid depression, pterygoid pit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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21. pterygoid depression
    Type: Term Synonyms: pterygoid fovea
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22. pterygoid fissure
    The cleft between the medial and lateral laminae of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone into which the pyramidal process of the palatine bone is fitted. ... Synonym: incisura pterygoidea, fissura pterygoidea, pterygoid notch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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23. pterygoid fissure
    Type: Term Synonyms: pterygoid notch
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24. pterygoid fossa
    The fossa formed by the divergence posteriorly of the plates of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone; it lodges the origin of medial pterygoid and the tensor palati muscles. ... Synonym: fossa pterygoidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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25. pterygoid fossa
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. the fossa formed by the divergence posteriorly of the plates of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone; it lodges the origin of medial pterygoid and the tensor palati muscles. Synonyms: fossa pterygoidea
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