Pterygoid
//ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull. not-comparable
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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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