Pterygopalatine
//ˌtɛ.ɹɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈpal.ə.tʌɪn// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone. not-comparable, relational
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Borrowed from French ptérygo-palatin, from New Latin pterygopalātīnus, from pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) + palātīnus (“relating to the palate”); equivalent to pterygo- + palatine.
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