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Meaning of stylopharyngeus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌstaɪ.loʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs

Definitions

A slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.

CEFR level

C2
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See also

stylophone stylophoran stylophore stylopid stylopization stylopod

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