- petropharyngeus
- See musculus p..
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pet·ro·pha·ryn·ge·us (pet″ro-fə-rinґje-əs) an occasional muscle arising from the lower surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and inserted into the pharynx.
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petropharyngeus
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Petropharyngēus — Petropharyngēus, ein Theil des Schlundkopfschnürers, welcher am Felsenbein seinen Ansatz hat … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
musculus — SYN: muscle.For histologic description, see muscle. [L. a little mouse, a muscle, fr. mus (mur ), a mouse] musculi abdominis SYN: muscles of abdomen, under muscle. m. abductor [TA] SYN: abductor (muscle). m. abductor … Medical dictionary
