torus tubarius

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin torus tūbārius (“trumpet-shaped protuberance”).

Pronunciation

Noun

torus tubarius (plural tori tubarii)

  1. (anatomy) A protrusion on the lateral wall of the nasopharynx marking the pharyngeal end of the cartilaginous part of the Eustachian tube.

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