/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of pterygoid muscle Find synonyms for: Noun1. pterygoid muscle, skeletal muscle, striated muscleusage: muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jawWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language