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salpingopharyngei

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

salpingopharyngei is the plural of salpingopharyngeus.

Meaning of salpingopharyngeus

Noun

salpingopharyngeus (plural salpingopharyngei)

  1. 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.

Questions about salpingopharyngei

What is salpingopharyngei the plural of?
Salpingopharyngei is the plural of salpingopharyngeus.
How do you pronounce salpingopharyngei?
Salpingopharyngei is pronounced /salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.ʌɪ/ (UK).

Words near salpingopharyngei in the dictionary

  1. salpingoovariectomies
  2. salpingoovariectomy
  3. salpingopalatal
  4. salpingopalatine
  5. salpingopharyngeal
  6. salpingopharyngei
  7. salpingopharyngeus
  8. salpingoplasties
  9. salpingoplasty
  10. salpingoscopic
  11. salpingoscopically

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