levator veli palatini

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin levātor vēlī palātīnī (“lifter of the palatine veil”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/

Noun

levator veli palatini (plural levatores veli palatini)

1. (anatomy) A muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the Eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates especially to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose.

   Hypernym: levator

   Coordinate terms: levator anguli oris, levator ani, levator costae, levator labii superioris, levator labii superioris alaeque nasi, levator palpebrae superioris, levator prostatae, levator scapulae

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腭帆提肌, 顎帆提肌／颚帆提肌 (èfān tíjī, (Taiwan) èfán tíjī); 提腭帆肌, 提顎帆肌／提颚帆肌 (tí'èfānjī, (Taiwan) tí'èfánjī)

References

• “levator veli palatini”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.