palatopterygoid
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛɹɪɡɔɪd
Adjective edit
palatopterygoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull.
- the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed
- palatopterygoid arch
- palatopterygoid bone
- palatopterygoid
Noun edit
palatopterygoid (plural palatopterygoids)
- Synonym of pterygoid
References edit
- “palatopterygoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.