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PTERYGOPALATINE

Definition: PTERYGOPALATINE

PTERYGOPALATINE

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the pterygoid processes and the palatine bones.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Pterygopalatine \Pter`y*go*pal"a*tine\, adjective. [Pterygoid palatine.]. (Websters 1913)


Crosswords: PTERYGOPALATINE

Specialty definitions using "PTERYGOPALATINE": Ganglia, Parasympatheticzygomatic nerve. (references)

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Modern Translation: PTERYGOPALATINE

Language Translations for "PTERYGOPALATINE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

fossa pterygopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), canalis pterygo-palatinus (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), absces i fossa pterygopalatina (abscess in the pterygopalatine fossa(cavity)). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vleugelbeengehemeltekanaal (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), fossa sphenopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), fossa sphenomaxillaris (pterygopalatine fossa), fossa pterygopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), canalis pterygopalatinus (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal). (various references)

   

French

  

canal palatin postérieur (pterygopalatine canal), arrière-fond de la fosse ptérygomaxillaire (pterygopalatine fossa), abcès dans la fosse ptérygo-palatine (abscess in the pterygopalatine fossa(cavity)). (various references)

   

German

  

grosser Gaumenkanal (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), Fossa sphenopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), Fossa sphenomaxillaris (pterygopalatine fossa), Fossa pterygopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), Flügelgaumengrube (pterygopalatine fossa), Canalis pterygopalatinus (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), Canalis palatomaxillaris (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), Canalis palatinus major (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), Canalis palatinus (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), Abszess der Fluegelgaumengrube (abscess in the pterygopalatine fossa(cavity)). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πτερυγοϋπερώιος πόρος (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal). (various references)

   

Italian

  

canale pterigopalatino (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), canale palatino maggiore (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

erygopalatineptay

   

Portuguese

  

abcesso da fossa pterigo-palatina (abscess in the pterygopalatine fossa(cavity)). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

fosa pterigopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), fosa pterigomaxilar (pterygopalatine fossa), conducto palatino posterior (greater palatine, pharyngeal canal, pterygopalatine canal), cisura pterigopalatina (pterygopalatine fossa), cisura pterigomaxilar (pterygopalatine fossa). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "PTERYGOPALATINE"

Words rhyming with "PTERYGOPALATINE" (pronounced 'Pter`y*go*pal"a*tine'): Acolyctine, Aconitine, Adamantine, Agatine, Amanitine, Amethystine, Anatine, Annotine, Asbestine, Balaustine, Barbotine, Barkentine, Bizantine, Bottine, Brilliantine, Ceratine, Cespitine, Chryselephantine, Clandestine, Colbertine, elephantine, galantine, Gigantine, Legantine, Legatine, Matutine, Maxillo-palatine, Narcotine, Nicotine, Nitratine, Observantine, Osteodentine, Parietine, Paytine, Plicidentine, Polycystine, Pontine, Porpentine, Postpalatine, Predestine, Pristine, Procrastine, Quartine, Quintine, Rabatine, routine, Sentine, serotine, Sestine, Sistine. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PTERYGOPALATINE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-g-i-l-n-o-p-p-r-t-t-y"

-4 letters: interpolate, potteringly, prepotently, teleporting.

-5 letters: alteration, appareling, apparently, generality, graptolite, gyrational, intraplate, penetralia, peritoneal, pregenital, reapplying, relegation, repeopling, replotting, tetragonal, tolerating.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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