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(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.
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middle pharyngeal constrictor
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middle pharyngeal constrictor
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Japanese Meaning
中咽頭収縮筋:舌骨のセラトヒアルおよびサイロヒアルから、ならびにスタイロヒアル靭帯から起始し、咽頭後方の正中線に停止する扇状の咽頭筋で、嚥下時に咽頭の一部を収縮させる役割を持つ。
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