faucalize

verb

faucalize

verb

Etymology From faucal + -ize.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences To simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.

Related terms
faucal, faucalized, faucalization

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