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(anatomy) 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.
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tensor veli palatini
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Noun
(anatomy)
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.
Japanese Meaning
軟口蓋を緊張させる筋肉。蝶形骨やその周辺（蝶形骨棘、犀牛状窩、側方軟骨壁）から起こり、パルティゴイド板を回る腱を介して特に軟口蓋に付着する。 / 口蓋のリボン状の筋肉であり、その収縮により軟口蓋の緊張が生じる解剖学的構造。
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(anatomy)
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.
（ plural ）
