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appendage vs pterygoid process

pterygoid process vs appendage

appendage and pterygoid process both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appendage Yes No No No
pterygoid process Yes No No No
As nouns, pterygoid process is a hyponym of appendage; that is, pterygoid process is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • pterygoid process: two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
appendage (noun) pterygoid process (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
an external body part that projects from the body
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Difference between appendage and pterygoid process

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