"medial pterygoid muscle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medial pterygoid muscles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=medial pterygoid muscle}} medial pterygoid muscle (plural medial pterygoid muscles)
  1. (anatomy) A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw. Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms: medial pterygoid, internal pterygoid muscle Translations (muscle): 內翼肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 内翼肌 (nèi yì jī) (Chinese Mandarin), Musculus pterygoideus medialis [masculine] (German)
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