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pterygopalatine
Relating to the pterygoid process and the palatine bone.

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pter·y·go·pal·a·tine (ter″ĭ-go-palґə-tīn) pertaining to a pterygoid process and to the palate bone; in anatomy it is sometimes interchangeable with the term sphenopalatine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.