"middle pharyngeal constrictor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middle pharyngeal constrictors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=middle pharyngeal constrictor}} middle pharyngeal constrictor (plural middle pharyngeal constrictors)
  1. (anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle of the pharynx that arises from the ceratohyal and thyrohyal of the hyoid bone and from the stylohyoid ligament, 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: middle constrictor, constrictor pharyngis medius Translations (muscle): 中咽縮肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 中咽缩肌 (zhōng yān suōjī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-middle_pharyngeal_constrictor-en-noun-RduXQ421 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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