salpingopharyngeus
salpingopharyngeus · salpingopharyngei
A muscle of the pharynx that arises from the inferior part of the Eustachian tube near…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.
UK/salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/US/sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpBorrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).
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Forms
plural: salpingopharyngei| Singular | salpingopharyngeus |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular