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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespterigoideo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pterigoideo
"I muscoli pterigoidei sono essenziali per i movimenti della masticazione."
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Relating to or shaped like a wing; specifically designating anatomical structures such as the processes of the sphenoid bone.
"The surgeon carefully maneuvered around the pterygoid plates during the delicate maxillofacial procedure."
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A pterygoid bone or process in vertebrates.
"In many reptiles and amphibians, the pterygoid forms a significant part of the palatal structure of the skull."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek pterygoudēs, meaning 'wing-shaped', combining pteryx ('wing') and -oeidēs ('-oid', meaning resembling). It entered anatomical nomenclature in the 19th century to describe various wing-like skeletal structures, particularly processes of the sphenoid bone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pterygoid" is said worldwide
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ptérygoïde
Transliteration: ptérygoïde
"Le processus ptérygoïde fait partie de l'os sphénoïde."
flügelförmig
Transliteration: flügelfoermig
"Der Processus pterygoideus ist ein wichtiger Knochenfortsatz."
pterigoideo
Transliteration: pterigoideo
"I muscoli pterigoidei sono essenziali per i movimenti della masticazione."
pterigoideo
Transliteration: pterigoideo
"La apófisis pterigoides se encuentra en la base del cráneo."
pterigóide
Transliteration: pterigoide
"O processo pterigóide faz parte da estrutura craniana."
पक्षक
Transliteration: pakshak
"पक्षक प्रक्रियाएं खोपड़ी के आधार पर स्थित होती हैं।"
翼状的
Transliteration: yìzhuàng de
"翼突是蝶骨的一部分。"
날개 모양의
Transliteration: nalgae moyang-ui
"날개돌기는 나비뼈의 일부입니다."
翼状突起の
Transliteration: yokujō tokki no
Script: 翼状の
"翼状突起は蝶形骨の一部である。"
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