salpingopharyngeus

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (salpingopharyngeal muscle).

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Noun

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salpingopharyngeus (plural salpingopharyngei)

  1. (anatomy) 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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Latin

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Etymology

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From salpinx (the salpinx) +‎ pharyngeus (pharyngeal).

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Adjective

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salpingopharyngeus (feminine salpingopharyngea, neuter salpingopharyngeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, relational) salpingopharyngeal

Inflection

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: salpingopharyngeal
  • English: salpingopharyngeus