Definition of pterygoid tubercle in English:
pterygoid tubercle
noun
1A protuberance on the inner surface of the mandible, near the angle, to which the medial pterygoid muscle is attached.
2A protuberance on the upper end of the posterior margin of the medial pterygoid plate.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John S. Billings (1838–1913).
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