Pterygoid, from the Greek for 'winglike', may refer to:
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Pterygoid bone, a bone of the palate of many vertebrates
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Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone
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Lateral pterygoid plate
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Medial pterygoid plate
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Lateral pterygoid muscle
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Medial pterygoid muscle
* a branch of the
Mandibular nerve
In neuroanatomy, the mandibular nerve (V) is the largest of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve (CN V). Unlike the other divisions of the trigeminal nerve (ophthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve) which contain only aff ...
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