levator veli palatini

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  A muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the Eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates especially to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 腭帆提肌, 顎帆提肌; 提腭帆肌, 提顎帆肌