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pterygoid bone

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UBERON:0010389
Synonyms
  • inner plate of pterygoid process
  • lateral pterygoid plate
  • pterygoid
Definition
A bone which corresponds to the inner plate of the pterygoid process of the human skull, but which, in all vertebrates below mammals, is not connected with the posterior nares, but serves to connect the palatine bones with the point of suspension of the lower jaw http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Pterygoid+bone
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