inferior pharyngeal constrictor

English

Alternative forms

• inferior constrictor, constrictor pharyngis inferior

Noun

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.

   Coordinate terms: middle pharyngeal constrictor, superior pharyngeal constrictor

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下咽縮肌 / 下咽缩肌 (xià yān suōjī)

References

• “inferior constrictor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.