Medical Definition of Velopharyngeal sphincter

1. A constant band of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which sweeps posteriorly from the anterolateral part of the superior surface of the palatine aponeurosis. It creates a visible ridge when the superior constrictor is contracted, meeting the elevated soft palate to seal off the pharyngeal isthmus during swallowing. Synonym: pharyngeal ridge, sphincter of the pharyngeal isthmus, velopharyngeal sphincter. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Velopharyngeal Sphincter

velocities
velocity
velocity coefficient
velocity constants
velocity space
velocity space instability
velodrome
velodromes
velogenic
velometer
velonoskiascopy
velopharyngeal
velopharyngeal closure
velopharyngeal insufficiency
velopharyngeal seal
velopharyngeal sphincter (current term)
velophile
velophiles
velosynthesis
velour
velours
veloute
veloutes
velskoen
velskoens
veltfare
veltfares
veltuzumab
velum
velum interpositum

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