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middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle — n MIDDLE CONSTRICTOR … Medical dictionary
constrictor pharyngis medius — constrictor pharyngis me·di·us mēd ē əs n MIDDLE CONSTRICTOR … Medical dictionary
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
Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle — Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Constrictor pharyngis medius labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
constrictor muscle of pharynx middle — musculus constrictor pharyngis medius … Medical dictionary
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
superior constrictor — n a 4 sided muscle of the pharynx that arises from the posterior and medial parts of the pterygoid plate, from the pterygomandibular raphe, from the alveolar process above the end of the mylohyoid line, and from the side of the tongue, that… … Medical dictionary
musculus constrictor pharyngis medius — [TA] middle constrictor muscle of pharynx: origin, cornua of hyoid and stylohyoid ligament; insertion, median raphe of posterior wall of pharynx; innervation, pharyngeal plexus of vagus and glossopharyngeal; action, constricts pharynx. It is… … Medical dictionary
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle — Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Constrictor pharyngis inferior visible at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle — Muscles of the pharynx and cheek … Wikipedia
