pterygoid hamulus — n a hook shaped process forming the inferior extremity of each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone and providing a support around which the tendon of the tensor veli palatini moves … Medical dictionary
pterygoid plate — n either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone: a) a broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the… … Medical dictionary
Hamulus — In anatomy, a hamulus (Latin for small hook) is a hook shaped portion of a bone. Examples include: * pterygoid hamulus * hamulus of hamate bone * lacrimal hamulus … Wikipedia
hamulus pterygoideus — [TA] pterygoid hamulus: a hooklike process on the inferior extremity of the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone, around which the tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscle passes … Medical dictionary
groove of pterygoid hamulus — sulcus hamuli pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
sulcus of pterygoid hamulus — s. hamuli pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
hamulus — Any hooklike structure. SYN: hook (2) . [L. dim. of hamus, hook] h. cochleae SYN: h. of spiral lamina. lacrimal h. [TA] the hooklike lower end of the lacrimal crest, curving between the frontal process and … Medical dictionary
Pterygoid — Schädelbasis einer Katze, Flügelbein blau koloriert Das Flügelbein (Os pterygoideum), auch als Pterygoid bezeichnet, ist ein schmaler dünner Knochen des Schädels der Wirbeltiere, welches sich innen dem Flügelfortsatz (Processus pterygoideus) des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Medial pterygoid plate — Bone: Medial pterygoid plate Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Medial pterygoid plate labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
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