pterygoid nerve
noun
: either of two branches of the mandibular nerve:
a
: one that is distributed to the lateral pterygoid muscle
called also lateral pterygoid nerve
b
: one that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini
called also medial pterygoid nerve
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