Salpingopharyngeus
//salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs// noun
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Definitions
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.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).
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