Term Name:	sphenoid bone pterygoid process
Synonyms:	processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis, pterygoid plate, pterygoid process, pterygoid process of sphenoid bone, pterygoid processes, pterygoid processus
Definition:	the process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid bone, in vertebrates divided into two plates, an inner and an outer (sometimes called the lateral and medial); the posterior nares pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa, between the processes
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004649]