pharyngeal constrictor

noun

One of the three muscles that constrict the pharynx.

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Meanings

nounpharyngeal constrictor (plural pharyngeal constrictors)

plural pharyngeal constrictors · alternative constrictor pharyngis

  1. anatomyOne of the three muscles that constrict the pharynx.

Translations

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

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