See Also: salpingopharyngeus(medicine)
musculus salpingopharyngeus(medicine)

tentigo (iou) and salpingopharyngeus (medicine)


tentigo (iou)



tentigo noun.E17-M19.
[Latin.]
Priapism, getting an erection; lecherousness.
tentiginous adjective excited to lust, lecherous, lascivious E17-E18.

salpingopharyngeus (medicine)


salpingopharyngeus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, medial lamina of cartilaginous part of auditory tube; insertion, longitudinal muscular layer of pharynx in association with musculus palatopharyngeus; action, assists in elevating pharynx and, according to some, assists in opening the auditory tube during swallowing; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus.

Synonym: musculus salpingopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeal muscle.