English Explanatory Dictionary

inferior pharyngeal constrictor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

inferior pharyngeal constrictor inferior pharyngeal constrictors inferior constrictor constrictor pharyngis inferior
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