How do you pronounce pterygoid?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/.

pterygoid

/ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: ptery-goid
IPA: /ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/

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Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.

noun

A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).

Example Sentences

"In the absence (e.g., Figs. 31 b, 33, 44, 45, etc.) of the intertemporal and supratemporals, the parietals articulate directly with the squamosals and postorbitals; in the Chelonia (Fig. 30) and Crocodilia, also directly with the pterygoids. Fused in most late reptiles (e.g., Figs. 69, 72)."

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: pterygoīdēs, πτερῠγοειδής

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/
British English: /ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

pterygoids (plural)

Derived Forms

basipterygoid ectopterygoid endopterygoid entopterygoid epipterygoid interpterygoid mesopterygoid metapterygoid palatopterygoid pseudopterygoid vomeropterygoid pterygoidal

Phrases

pterygoid bone pterygoid canal pterygoid fossa pterygoid muscle pterygoid nerve pterygoid plate pterygoid process pterygoid ridge

Synonyms

pterygoidal

Rhymes With

basipterygoid ectopterygoid palatopterygoid epipterygoid entopterygoid metapterygoid mesopterygoid