English Explanatory Dictionary

salpingopharyngeus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A muscle of the pharynx that arises from the inferior part of the Eustachian tube near its opening and passes downward to the constrictors of the pharynx, joining the posterior part of the palatopharyngeus.

Pronunciation

sălpĭng'gōfərĭnʹjēəs /salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/ /sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/

Word forms

salpingopharyngeus salpingopharyngei

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).

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