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internal pterygoid muscle (medicine) and mepacrine (iou)


internal pterygoid muscle (medicine)


internal pterygoid muscle -->
medial pterygoid
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, pterygoid fossa of sphenoid and tuberosity of maxilla; insertion, medial surface of mandible between angle and mylohyoid groove; action, elevates mandible closing jaw; nerve supply, nerve to medial pterygoid from mandibular division of trigeminal.

Synonym: musculus pterygoideus medialis, internal pterygoid muscle, musculus pterygoideus internus.


mepacrine (iou)



mepacrine noun. M20.
[from ME(THOXY- + -p- (perh. from PENTANE) + ACR(ID)INE.]
Pharmacology. A tricyclic base derived from acridine, used as an anthelmintic and antimalarial drug. Also called quinacrine.
? A proprietary name for this drug is ATEBRIN.