lateral pterygoid plate in English

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        "(anatomy) A broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial surface."
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"lateral pterygoid plate" meaning in English

Noun