Medical Definition of Lateral pterygoid

1. Origin, inferior head from lateral lamina of pterygoid process; superior head from infratemporal crest and adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid; insertion, into pterygoid pit of mandible and articular disk; action, brings jaw forward, opens jaw; nerve supply, nerve to lateral pterygoid from mandibular division of trigeminal. Synonym: musculus pterygoideus lateralis, external pterygoid muscle, musculus pterygoideus externus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Pterygoid

lateral periodontal cyst
lateral pharyngeal space
lateral plantar artery
lateral plantar nerve
lateral plate
lateral plate mesoderm
lateral plate of pterygoid process
lateral pole
lateral popliteal nerve
lateral preoptic nucleus
lateral process of calcaneal tuberosity
lateral process of malleus
lateral process of talus
lateral projection
lateral proprius bundle
lateral pterygoid (current term)
lateral pterygoid plate
lateral puboprostatic ligament
lateral pyramidal fasciculus
lateral pyramidal tract
lateral raise
lateral raises
lateral ramus radiograph
lateral recess of fourth ventricle
lateral rectus
lateral rectus muscle
lateral rectus muscle of the head
lateral region
lateral region of neck

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