Wing-shaped; resembling a wing; a term applied to various anatomical parts relating to the sphenoid bone. [G. pteryx (pteryg-), wing, + eidos, resemblance]
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pter·y·goid 'ter-ə-.gȯid adj of, relating to, being, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone
pterygoid n a pterygoid part (as a pterygoid muscle or nerve)
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pter·y·goid (terґĭ-goid) [Gr. pterygōdēs like a wing] shaped like a wing.Medical dictionary. 2011.