palatopharyngeus
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin palātopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus palātopharyngeus (“palatopharyngeal muscle”). Doublet of palatopharyngeal.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpal.ət.əʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/, /ˌpal.ət.əʊ.fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əs/, /pəˌleɪ.təʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/, /pəˌleɪ.təʊ.fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əs/, /ˌpal.ət.əʊˌfa.ɹɪnˈd͡ʒiː.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əs/, /ˌpæl.ət.oʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/, /ˌpæl.ət.oʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəs/
- Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəs, -iːəs
Noun
palatopharyngeus (plural palatopharyngei)
- (anatomy) A long, fleshy longitudinal muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate, contributes with the mucous membrane covering its surface to the structure of the palatopharyngeal arch, and is inserted into the thyroid cartilage and the wall of the pharynx; it serves to constrict the fauces and draw the larynx and pharynx upwards.
- Synonym: pharyngopalatinus
Related terms
References
- “palatopharyngeus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “palatopharyngeus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
From palātum (“palate”) + pharyngeus (“of or relating to the pharynx”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.laː.to.pʰaˈryn.ɡe.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.la.to.faˈrin.d͡ʒe.us/,
Adjective
palātopharyngeus (feminine palātopharyngea, neuter palātopharyngeum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)
- (anatomy) palatopharyngeal (relating to the palate and the pharynx)
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | palātopharyngeus | palātopharyngea | palātopharyngeum | palātopharyngeī | palātopharyngeae | palātopharyngea | |
| Genitive | palātopharyngeī | palātopharyngeae | palātopharyngeī | palātopharyngeōrum | palātopharyngeārum | palātopharyngeōrum | |
| Dative | palātopharyngeō | palātopharyngeō | palātopharyngeīs | ||||
| Accusative | palātopharyngeum | palātopharyngeam | palātopharyngeum | palātopharyngeōs | palātopharyngeās | palātopharyngea | |
| Ablative | palātopharyngeō | palātopharyngeā | palātopharyngeō | palātopharyngeīs | |||
| Vocative | palātopharyngee | palātopharyngea | palātopharyngeum | palātopharyngeī | palātopharyngeae | palātopharyngea | |
Descendants
- ⇒ English: palatopharyngeal
- → English: palatopharyngeus