palatopterygoid [医] 腭翼的
Palatopterygoid \Pal`a*top*ter"y*goid\, a. [Palato- +
pterygoid.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull;
as, the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the
palatine and pterygoid bones are developed.