pterygoid

(ter′i go̵id′)

adjective

having the form of a wing; winglike
designating, of, or near either of two winglike processes in the skull that descend from the sphenoid bone

Origin: < Gr pteryx, gen. pterygos (see pterygium) + -oid

noun

a pterygoid bone or process

See pterygoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone: a pterygoid muscle.
Resembling a wing; winglike.

noun

Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.

Origin:

Origin: Greek pterugoeidēs, winglike

Origin: : pterux, pterug-, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -oeidēs, -oid

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