Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
palatopharyngeus .
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- noun anatomy The
palatopharyngeus muscle .
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The pharyngopalatine arch (arcus pharyngopalatinus; posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects farther toward the middle line than the anterior; it runs downward, lateralward, and backward to the side of the pharynx, and is formed by the projection of the Pharyngopalatinus, covered by mucous membrane.
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