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Groove of pterygoid hamulus

Groove of pterygoid hamulus

a groove at the base of the hamular process which forms a pulley for the tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscle.

Synonym: sulcus hamuli pterygoidei, sulcus of pterygoid hamulus.


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