Medical Dictionary
pterygoid nerve
noun
Medical Definition of PTERYGOID NERVE
: either of two branches of the mandibular nerve: a : one that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle—called also lateral pterygoid nerve b : one that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini—called also medial pterygoid nerve
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