pterygopalatine

English

Alternative forms

pterygopalatin (misspelling)
pterygopalate

Etymology

Borrowed from French ptérygo-palatin, from New Latin pterygopalātīnus, from pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) +‎ palātīnus (“relating to the palate”); equivalent to pterygo- +‎ palatine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛ.ɹɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈpal.ə.tʌɪn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛɹ.əɡ.oʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
Rhymes: -ælətaɪn

Adjective

pterygopalatine (not comparable)

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to the pterygoid process and the palatine bone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 翼顎／翼颚 (zh) (yì'è)
Spanish: pterigopalatino

References

“pterygopalatine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pte.ry.ɡo.pa.laːˈtiː.ne/, [pt̪ɛrʏɡɔpäɫ̪äːˈt̪iːnɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pte.ri.ɡo.pa.laˈti.ne/, [pt̪eriɡopäläˈt̪iːne]

Adjective

pterygopalātīne

vocative masculine singular of pterygopalātīnus

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.