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levator palati muscle (medicine) and regalism (iou)


levator palati muscle (medicine)


levator palati muscle -->
levator veli palatini
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, apex of petrous portion of temporal bone and lower part of cartilaginous auditory (eustachian) tube; insertion, aponeurosis of soft palate; action, raises soft palate; through the expansion of its fleshy belly during contraction, it helps to "push" open the auditory tube; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).

Synonym: musculus levator veli palatini, elevator muscle of soft palate, levator palati muscle, musculus levator palati, musculus petrostaphylinus.


regalism (iou)



regalism noun. M19.
[from REGAL adjective + -ISM.]
The doctrine of a monarch's supremacy in ecclesiastical matters.
regalist noun orig., a royal partisan; later, a supporter of regalism: L16.