faucalize

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verb

To simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.

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Meanings

verbfaucalize (third-person singular simple present faucalizes, present participle faucalizing, simple past and past participle faucalized)

present singular third person faucalizes · participle present faucalizing · participle past faucalized · past faucalized

  1. human sciencesTo simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.

Origin

From faucal + -ize.

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APA

faucalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucalize

MLA

“faucalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faucalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucalize.

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