- pterygospinous
- pter·y·go·spi·nous .ter-ə-gō-'spī-nəs adj situated or extending between the lateral pterygoid plate and the inferiorly directed spine on the posterior part of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
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pterygospinous
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