petrostaphylinus

pet·ro·staph·y·li·nus

(pet'rō-staf'i-lī'nŭs),

Obsolete term for the levator veli palatini (muscle).

[G. petra, stone, + staphylē, uvula]

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petrostaphylinus

(pĕt″rō-stăf″ĭ-lī′nŭs) [″ + Gr. staphyle, uvula]

Musculus levator veli palatini.

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