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Where does “palatopharyngeus” come from?

palatopharyngeus (English) comes from Latin pharyngeus, from Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ — windpipe; throat; esophagus.

palatopharyngeus (English): A long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle...

Definitions

  1. A long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle...

Ancestry of “palatopharyngeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpharyngeus—
2Latinpharynxpharynx
3Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus
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