Usually means: Muscles assisting in jaw movement.
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(Note: See pterygoid_muscle as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (pterygoid muscle)

noun:  (anatomy) Either of two muscles arising respectively from the lateral and medial surfaces of the lateral pterygoid process which serve to move the mandible forwards and to the side.
▸ Also see pterygoid_muscle


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