tensores veli palatini
US/tɛnˈsɔɹˌiz ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/
tensores veli palatini is the plural of tensor veli palatini.
Meaning of tensor veli palatini
Noun
tensor veli palatini (plural tensores veli palatini)
- A ribbonlike muscle of the palate that arises from the scaphoid fossa, from the spine of the sphenoid bone, and from the lateral cartilaginous wall of the Eustachian tube, that is attached by a tendon which hooks around the pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to insert especially into the soft palate, and that acts especially to tense the soft palate.
Questions about tensores veli palatini
- What is tensores veli palatini the plural of?
- Tensores veli palatini is the plural of tensor veli palatini.
- How do you pronounce tensores veli palatini?
- Tensores veli palatini is pronounced /tɛnˈsɔɹˌiz ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/ (US).
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