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pterygoid muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
ptery-goid -mus-cle
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

Inflected Forms

pterygoid muscles (plural) pterygoid (alternative) pterygoideus (alternative)

Questions

What does pterygoid muscle mean?
Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.

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