pterygoid plate

English

Noun

pterygoid plate (plural pterygoid plates)

1. (anatomy) Either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.

   Meronyms: lateral pterygoid plate, medial pterygoid plate

References

• “pterygoid plate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.