inferior pharyngeal constrictor

noun

A muscle of the pharynx that is the thickest of its three constrictors, arises from the surface and side of the cricoid and thyroid cartilages, inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and acts to constrict part of the pharynx in swallowing.

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Meanings

nouninferior pharyngeal constrictor (plural inferior pharyngeal constrictors)

plural inferior pharyngeal constrictors · alternative inferior constrictor · alternative constrictor pharyngis inferior

  1. anatomyA muscle of the pharynx that is the thickest of its three constrictors, arises from the surface and side of the cricoid and thyroid cartilages, inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and acts to constrict part of the pharynx in swallowing.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下咽縮肌 /下咽缩肌
  • 下咽縮肌 /下咽缩肌 (xià yān suōjī)muscle
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