lateral pterygoid muscle (English, noun)
expansion: lateral pterygoid muscle (plural lateral pterygoid muscles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.
Forms:
form: lateral pterygoid muscles
tags: plural
form: lateral pterygoid
tags: alternative
form: external pterygoid muscle
tags: alternative