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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

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Palato-

pterygoid

(Anat.)

Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull;

as, the

palatopterygoid

cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed

palatopterygoid ‎(not comparable)

(anatomy) Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull.
the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed