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pterygoid muscle

NOUN
  1. muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw

How To Use pterygoid muscle In A Sentence

  • To a lesser extent, the jaw depressors (mainly digastric, geniohyoid and lateral pterygoid muscles) were examined.
  • Jaw closing is the result of the action of the jaw elevators, i.e., masseter, temporalis and medial pterygoid muscles.
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