- pterygoid muscle
- muscle ptérigoïdien
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
pterygoid muscle — n either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a) a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible… … Medical dictionary
pterygoid muscle — noun muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle * * * noun : either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a. : an external muscle that arises from the… … Useful english dictionary
Medial pterygoid muscle — Medial pterygoid The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Internus is visible at center bottom.) … Wikipedia
Lateral pterygoid muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = m. pterygoideus lateralis, m. pterygoideus externus GraySubject = 109 GrayPage = 386 | Caption = The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Labeled as… … Wikipedia
external pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (a) … Medical dictionary
internal pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (b) … Medical dictionary
lateral pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (a) … Medical dictionary
medial pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (b) … Medical dictionary
pterygoid muscle external — musculus pterygoideus lateralis … Medical dictionary
pterygoid muscle internal — musculus pterygoideus medialis … Medical dictionary
pterygoid muscle lateral — musculus pterygoideus lateralis … Medical dictionary