English Explanatory Dictionary

stylopharyngeus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.

Pronunciation

/ˌstaɪ.loʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/ /ˌstaɪ.loʊˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əs/

Word forms

stylopharyngeus stylopharyngei

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stylopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus stylopharyngeus (“stylopharyngeal muscle”). Doublet of stylopharyngeal.

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