HyperDic: pterygoid_process

English > 1 sense of the expression pterygoid process:
NOUNbodypterygoid processtwo bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
English > pterygoid process: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningTwo bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.
Part ofsphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidalebutterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
Broaderprocess, outgrowth, appendageA natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Spanishpterigoides
Catalanpterigoide

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