salpingopharyngei

UK/salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.ʌɪ/US/sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒiˌaɪ/

A form of salpingopharyngeus — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of salpingopharyngeus

    The salpingopharyngei are two vertically oriented fascicles of muscle fibers running from the auditory tube to the laryngopharynx and larynx.

    1995, Robert J. Shprintzen, Janusz Bardach, Cleft Palate Speech Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Mosby, →ISBN, page 57
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