English Explanatory Dictionary

levator veli palatini

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the Eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates especially to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose.

Pronunciation

/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/

Word forms

levator veli palatini levatores veli palatini

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin levātor vēlī palātīnī (“lifter of the palatine veil”).

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