Palatopterygoid
Pal`a`top`ter´y`goid
| a. | 1. | (Anat.) Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull; as, the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.