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medial pterygoid muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-al ptery-goid -mus-cle
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.

Inflected Forms

medial pterygoid muscles (plural) medial pterygoid (alternative) internal pterygoid muscle (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lateral pterygoid muscle

Questions

What does medial pterygoid muscle mean?
A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.

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