salpingopharyngei

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: sălpĭng'gōfərĭnʹjĭī, IPA: /sælˌpɪŋgəʊfəˈɹɪndʒɪaɪ/, X-SAMPA: /s{l%pINg@Uf@"r\IndZIaI/

Noun

salpingopharyngei pl

1. Plural form of salpingopharyngeus
   • 1995, Robert J. Shprintzen and Janusz Bardach, Cleft Palate Speech Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Mosby; ISBN 0801664470, 9780801664472), page 57

     The salpingopharyngei are two vertically oriented fascicles of muscle fibers running from the auditory tube to the laryngopharynx and larynx.