In dictionaries:
medial pterygoid nerve
Innervates medial pterygoid muscle, sensation.
medial pterygoid muscle
Muscle involved in jaw movement.
medial pterygoid plate
(anatomy) A long narrow plate that forms the medial part of the pterygoid process, terminates in the pterygoid hamulus, and forms with its lateral surface part of the pterygoid fossa and with its medial surface the lateral boundary of a choana.
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