PTERYGOID MUSCLE
\tˈɜːɹɪɡˌɔ͡ɪd mˈʌsə͡l], \tˈɜːɹɪɡˌɔɪd mˈʌsəl], \t_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ˌɔɪ_d m_ˈʌ_s_əl]\
Definitions of PTERYGOID MUSCLE
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By Princeton University
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Two of the masticatory muscles: the internal, or medial, pterygoid muscle and external, or lateral, pterygoid muscle. Action of the former is closing the jaws and that of the latter is opening the jaws, protruding the mandible, and moving the mandible from side to side.
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