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Descriptor English:
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Pterygoid Muscles
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Músculos Pterigoideos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Músculos Pterigoides
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Synonyms English:
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Muscle, Pterygoid
Muscles, Pterygoid
Pterygoid Muscle
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Tree Number:
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A02.633.567.600.700
A14.530.790
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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/growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
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History Note English:
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91(80); was see under MASTICATORY MUSCLES 1980-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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12061
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Unique Identifier:
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D011626
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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