pterygomaxillary

pterygomaxillary
Relating to the pterygoid process and the maxilla.

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pter·y·go·max·il·lary .ter-ə-gō-'mak-sə-.ler-ē, chiefly Brit -mak-'sil-ə-rē adj of, relating to, or connecting the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla

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pter·y·go·max·il·lary (ter″ĭ-go-makґsĭ-lar-e) pertaining to a pterygoid process and the maxilla.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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