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superior pharyngeal constrictor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
su-pe-ri-or pha-ryn-geal -con-stric-tor
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
9
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 4-sided muscle of the pharynx that arises from the posterior and medial parts of the pterygoid plate, from the pterygomandibular raphe, from the alveolar process above the end of the mylohyoid line, and from the side of the tongue, that inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and that acts to constrict part of the pharynx in swallowing.

Inflected Forms

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

Frequently Paired Words

inferior pharyngeal constrictor middle pharyngeal constrictor

Questions

What does superior pharyngeal constrictor mean?
A 4-sided muscle of the pharynx that arises from the posterior and medial parts of the pterygoid plate, from the pterygomandibular raphe, from the alveolar process above the end of the mylohyoid line, and from the side of the tongue, that inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and that acts to constrict part of the pharynx in swallowing.

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