medial pterygoid muscle
English
Alternative forms
- medial pterygoid, internal pterygoid muscle
Noun
medial pterygoid muscle (plural medial pterygoid muscles)
- (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.
- Coordinate term: lateral pterygoid muscle
Translations
muscle
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References
- “pterygoid muscle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary