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levator veli palatini

US/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/

levator veli palatini noun: 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.

Noun

levator veli palatini (plural levatores veli palatini)

  1. 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.

Forms of levator veli palatini

plurallevatores veli palatini

Origin of levator veli palatini

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

Questions about levator veli palatini

What does levator veli palatini mean?
Levator veli palatini means 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.
What part of speech is levator veli palatini?
Levator veli palatini is a noun.
How do you pronounce levator veli palatini?
Levator veli palatini is pronounced /lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of levator veli palatini?
The plural of levator veli palatini is levatores veli palatini.

Words near levator veli palatini in the dictionary

  1. levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
  2. levator labiorum
  3. levator palpebrae superioris
  4. levator prostatae
  5. levator scapulae
  6. levator veli palatini
  7. levatores
  8. levatores angulorum oris
  9. levatores angulorum orum
  10. levatores ani
  11. levatores costarum

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