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lateral pterygoid plate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
lat-er-al ptery-goid -plate
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.

Inflected Forms

lateral pterygoid plates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

medial pterygoid plate

Questions

What does lateral pterygoid plate mean?
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 medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface.

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