- pterygoid nerve
- noun
: either of two branches of the mandibular nerve chiefly supplying the pterygoid muscles and other muscles of mastication
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pterygoid nerve
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pterygoid nerve — n 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… … Medical dictionary
Medial pterygoid nerve — Nerve: Medial pterygoid nerve Mandibular division of the trigeminus nerve. (Internal pterygoid nerve visible but not labeled.) … Wikipedia
Lateral pterygoid nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = n. pterygoideus externus n. pterygoideus lateralis GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 895 Caption = Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. Caption2 = Innervates =… … Wikipedia
lateral pterygoid nerve — n PTERYGOID NERVE (a) … Medical dictionary
medial pterygoid nerve — n PTERYGOID NERVE (b) … Medical dictionary
pterygoid nerve external — nervus pterygoideus lateralis … Medical dictionary
pterygoid nerve internal — nervus pterygoideus medialis … Medical dictionary
pterygoid nerve lateral — nervus pterygoideus lateralis … Medical dictionary
pterygoid nerve medial — nervus pterygoideus medialis … Medical dictionary
Nerve to tensor veli palatini — Nerve: Nerve to tensor veli palatini Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line … Wikipedia
