salpingopharyngeus
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: sălpĭng'gōfərĭnʹjēəs
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəs
Noun
salpingopharyngeus (plural salpingopharyngei)
- (anatomy) 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.
Translations
References
- “salpingopharyngeus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
From salpinx (“the salpinx”) + pharyngeus (“pharyngeal”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sal.pin.ɡo.pʰaˈryn.ɡe.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sal.pin.ɡo.faˈrin.d͡ʒe.us/,
Adjective
salpingopharyngeus (feminine salpingopharyngea, neuter salpingopharyngeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants
- ⇒ English: salpingopharyngeal
- → English: salpingopharyngeus