- constrictor muscle of pharynx inferior
- musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior.
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constrictor muscle of pharynx inferior
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inferior constrictor — n 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… … Medical dictionary
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
constrictor — 1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part. SEE ALSO: inferior c. (muscle) of pharynx, middle c. (muscle) of pharynx, superior pharyngeal c. (muscle). 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a … Medical dictionary
musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior — [TA] inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx: origin, undersurfaces of cricoid and thyroid cartilages; insertion, median raphe of posterior wall of pharynx; innervation, glossopharyngeal, pharyngeal plexus, rami of superior laryngeal and recurrent … Medical dictionary
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