Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salpingopharyngeus

/sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: salp-in-gopha-ryn-geus
IPA: /sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle of the pharynx that arises from the inferior part of the Eustachian tube near its opening and passes downward to the constrictors of the pharynx, joining the posterior part of the palatopharyngeus.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).

Word Breakdown

Root: salpingopharyngeus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/
British English: /salˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/

Inflected Forms

salpingopharyngei (plural)

Rhymes With

palatopharyngeus stylopharyngeus

Questions

How do you pronounce salpingopharyngeus?: The recorded pronunciation is /sælˌpɪŋ.ɡoʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əs/.
What does salpingopharyngeus mean?: A muscle of the pharynx that arises from the inferior part of the Eustachian tube near its opening and passes downward to the constrictors of the pharynx, joining the posterior part of the palatopharyngeus.
Where does salpingopharyngeus come from?: Borrowed from New Latin salpingopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus salpingopharyngeus (“salpingopharyngeal muscle”).

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