Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inferior pharyngeal constrictor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: in-fe-ri-or pha-ryn-geal -con-stric-tor
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

9

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

inferior pharyngeal constrictors (plural) inferior constrictor (alternative) constrictor pharyngis inferior (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

middle pharyngeal constrictor superior pharyngeal constrictor

Questions

What does inferior pharyngeal constrictor mean?: 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.

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