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tensor veli palatini

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈtɛn.sɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A ribbonlike muscle of the palate that arises from the scaphoid fossa, from the spine of the sphenoid bone, and from the lateral cartilaginous wall of the Eustachian tube, that is attached by a tendon which hooks around the pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone to insert especially into the soft palate, and that acts especially to tense the soft palate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tensor

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tensor vēlī palātīnī (“tensor of the palatine veil”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 腭帆張肌 — muscle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顎帆張肌 /颚帆张肌 — muscle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 張腭帆肌 — muscle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 張顎帆肌 /张颚帆肌 — muscle