levator veli palatini
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin levātor vēlī palātīnī (“lifter of the palatine veil”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /lɪˈveɪ.tɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/
Noun edit
levator veli palatini (plural levatores veli palatini)
- (anatomy) A muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the Eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates especially to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose.
Translations edit
muscle
References edit
- “levator veli palatini”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.