palatopharyngeus

English

Alternative forms

• palatopharyngeal

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)

1. (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

• palate
• pharynx

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /pa.laː.to.pʰaˈryn.ɡe.us/, [päɫ̪äːt̪ɔpʰäˈrʏŋɡeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa.la.to.faˈrin.d͡ʒe.us/, [pälät̪ofäˈrin̠ʲd͡ʒeus]

Adjective

palātopharyngeus (feminine palātopharyngea, neuter palātopharyngeum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

1. (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