| pterygoid ridge |
A ridge at the angle of junction of the temporal and infratemporal surfaces of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
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| pteridine |
a bicyclic aromatic nitrogenous compound or the class of compounds containing such a ring structure. Most naturally occurring pteridine derivatives are pterins.
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| pterin |
the 2-amino, 4-hydroxy derivative of pteridine; the term is also used to denote the class of compounds containing such a ring structure, such as tetrahydrobiopterin or folic acid. Pterins are so named because they were first identified in the wings of butterflies.
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| pterion |
[TA] a point at the junction of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and greater wing of the sphenoid bone; about 3 cm posterior to the external angular process of the orbit.
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| pteriotic c. |
a center of ossification in the fetus and infant, from which are developed the tegmen tympani and the covering of the lateral semicircular canal.
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