adj. 1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the sphenoid bone: a pterygoid muscle. 2. Resembling a wing; winglike. n. Either of two processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone. [Greek pterugoeidēs, winglike : pterux, pterug-, wing; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -oeidēs, -oid.] |
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