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Meaning of pterygomandibular raphe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A fibrous seam that descends from the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate to the mylohyoid line of the mandible and that separates and gives rise to the superior pharyngeal constrictor and the buccinator.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pterygomaxillary fissure pterygomaxillary fossa pterygometopid pterygopalatine pterygopalatine fossa pterygopalatine ganglion

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