lateral pterygoid plate (English, noun)
expansion: lateral pterygoid plate (plural lateral pterygoid plates)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: lateral pterygoid plates
tags: plural