pterygoid muscle lateral

pterygoid muscle lateral
musculus pterygoideus lateralis.

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  • pterygoid muscle — n either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a) a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible… …   Medical dictionary

  • lateral pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (a) …   Medical dictionary

  • Lateral pterygoid muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = m. pterygoideus lateralis, m. pterygoideus externus GraySubject = 109 GrayPage = 386 | Caption = The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Labeled as… …   Wikipedia

  • pterygoid muscle — noun muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle * * * noun : either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a. : an external muscle that arises from the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Medial pterygoid muscle — Medial pterygoid The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Internus is visible at center bottom.) …   Wikipedia

  • pterygoid plate — n either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone: a) 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… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pterygoid — (from the Greek for winglike ) can refer to: * Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone ** The Lateral pterygoid plate by it * a muscle such as Lateral pterygoid muscle or Medial pterygoid muscle * a branch of the Mandibular nerve …   Wikipedia

  • pterygoid nerve — n either of two branches of the mandibular nerve: a) one that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle called also lateral pterygoid nerve b) one that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pterygoid muscles — can refer to: * Lateral pterygoid muscle * Medial pterygoid muscle …   Wikipedia

  • pterygoid fossa — n a V shaped depression on the posterior part of each pterygoid process that is formed by the divergence posteriorly of its medial and lateral pterygoid plates and that contains the medial pterygoid muscle and the tensor veli palatini …   Medical dictionary

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