- cricopharyngeal muscle
- cricopharyngeus muscle pars cricopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris.
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cricopharyngeal muscle
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cricopharyngeal — Relating to the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx; a part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx. See inferior constrictor (muscle) of pharynx. * * * cri·co·pha·ryn … Medical dictionary
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pars cricopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris — [TA] cricopharyngeal part of inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx: the part of the inferior constrictor muscle arising from the cricoid cartilage; called also cricopharyngeal muscle or sphincter and musculus cricopharyngeus [TA alternative] … Medical dictionary
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