"inferior pharyngeal constrictor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inferior pharyngeal constrictors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=inferior pharyngeal constrictor}} inferior pharyngeal constrictor (plural inferior pharyngeal constrictors)
  1. (anatomy) 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. Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms: inferior constrictor, constrictor pharyngis inferior Translations (muscle): 下咽縮肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 下咽缩肌 (xià yān suōjī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-inferior_pharyngeal_constrictor-en-noun-20VL74sH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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