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medial pterygoid plate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-al ptery-goid -plate
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long narrow plate that forms the medial part of the pterygoid process, terminates in the pterygoid hamulus, and forms with its lateral surface part of the pterygoid fossa and with its medial surface the lateral boundary of a choana.

Inflected Forms

medial pterygoid plates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lateral pterygoid plate

Questions

What does medial pterygoid plate mean?
A long narrow plate that forms the medial part of the pterygoid process, terminates in the pterygoid hamulus, and forms with its lateral surface part of the pterygoid fossa and with its medial surface the lateral boundary of a choana.

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