"pterygoid plate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pterygoid plates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pterygoid plate (plural pterygoid plates)
  1. (anatomy) Either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
    Sense id: en-pterygoid_plate-en-noun-oA1rgTfi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Skeleton Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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