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pterygoid
/ˈtɛɹ.əˌɡɔɪd/
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What does pterygoid mean?
adjective
- 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).
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The aeroplane, as Maxim describes it, had five long and narrow planes projecting from each side, and a main or central plane of pterygoid aspect.
The continued action of the pterygoid muscles had so preternaturally loosened the ligaments and muscular structures supporting the joint as to render them unable to resist the violent action of "tongue sucking" even during sleep.