pterygoid process

British  

/ ˈtɛrɪˌɡɔɪd /

noun

1. anatomy either of two long bony plates extending downwards from each side of the sphenoid bone within the skull

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Etymology

Origin of pterygoid process

C18 pterygoid, from Greek pterugoeidēs, from pterux wing; see _-oid

Example Sentences

The posterior pterygoid, in turn, arose by tendons from the adjoining lateral ridge and from the pterygoid process of Romer and Price.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.

A posterior pterygoid process from the palatine projects posteromedially from the end of the palatine and overlaps the anterior end of the pterygoid.

From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John

Tendinous origins are indicated by the limitations of space in this area, by the strength of the ridges pictured and reported by Watson, and by the massiveness of the pterygoid process of Romer and Price.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.