What does pterygoid mean?
Definitions for pterygoid
pte·ry·goid
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pterygoidadjective
Resembling a wing
pterygoidadjective
Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone
Webster Dictionary
Pterygoidadjective
like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone
Pterygoidadjective
of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone
Pterygoidnoun
a pterygoid bone
Etymology: [Gr. , , a wing + -oid.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pterygoid
ter′i-goid, n. one of a pair of bones in the facial apparatus of some vertebrata behind the palatines, known in human anatomy as the pterygoid plates of the sphenoid bone.—adj. aliform or alate.—adj. Pteryg′ian.—n. Pteryg′ium, a generalised limb of a vertebrate.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pterygoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pterygoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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