The injured worker may be eager to file the third party suit in addition to the workersâ compensation claim because he may be entitled to recover more under another theory of liability than he can under a disability theory of loss of earning capacity (i.e. pecuniary loss and loss of earning capacity, disfigurement, pain and suffering, etc.).
Definition of PTERYGOID. : of, relating to, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.ADVERTISEMENT. of, relating to, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
The pterygoid muscles (âwing musclesâ) are two jaw muscles located on the inner surface of the mandible. 1  Medial pterygoid muscle: originates from the pterygoid fossa and pterygoid process of the sphenoid. 2  Lateral pterygoid muscle: has two heads which lie almost horizontally to each other.unction. The pterygoid muscles are muscles of mastication and serve the movement of the temporomandibular joint. The contraction of the medial pterygoid elevates the mandible (jaw closure) and moves it forward (protrusion).