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faucalize

faucalize 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.

Verb

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

  1. 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.

Forms of faucalize

third-person singular presentfaucalizes
present participlefaucalizing
past participlefaucalized
pastfaucalized

Origin of faucalize

From faucal + -ize.

Questions about faucalize

What does faucalize mean?
Faucalize means 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.
What part of speech is faucalize?
Faucalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of faucalize?
The past tense of faucalize is faucalized.

Words near faucalize in the dictionary

  1. Faubions
  2. faubourg
  3. faubourgs
  4. faucal
  5. faucalization
  6. faucalize
  7. faucalized
  8. faucally
  9. faucals
  10. fauces
  11. faucet

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