pterygoid muscle

English

Alternative forms

• pterygoid, pterygoideus

Noun

pterygoid muscle (plural pterygoid muscles)

1. (anatomy) Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

   Meronyms: lateral pterygoid muscle, medial pterygoid muscle

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翼肌 (zh) (yì jī)

References

• “pterygoid muscle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.