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stylopharyngeus meaning in Tamil

தொண்டை உயர்த்தி அகட்டும் தசை

US/ˌstaɪ.loʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/

stylopharyngeus in Tamil: தொண்டை உயர்த்தி அகட்டும் தசை. In English, stylopharyngeus means a slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.

Tamil words for stylopharyngeus

தொண்டை உயர்த்தி அகட்டும் தசை

English meaning of stylopharyngeus

  1. noun A slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.

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Questions about stylopharyngeus in Tamil

What is the meaning of stylopharyngeus in Tamil?
Stylopharyngeus in Tamil is தொண்டை உயர்த்தி அகட்டும் தசை.
stylopharyngeus என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Stylopharyngeus: தொண்டை உயர்த்தி அகட்டும் தசை.
What does stylopharyngeus mean in English?
Stylopharyngeus means a slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: stylopharyngeus (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: stylopharyngeus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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