lateral pterygoid plate
English
editNoun
editlateral pterygoid plate (plural lateral pterygoid plates)
- (anatomy) A broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.
- Coordinate term: medial pterygoid plate
References
edit- “pterygoid plate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.