palatopterygoid
English
Etymology
palato- + pterygoid
Adjective
palatopterygoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull.
- the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for palatopterygoid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)