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loading...| Preferred Name | Stylopharyngeus Muscle | |
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Stylopharyngeus Muscle |
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| Definitions |
A long, thin pharyngeal muscle, which originates on the styloid process with some fibers attaching to the constrictors and the lateral glossoepiglottic fold, while others attach to the thyroid cartilage; it functions to elevate the pharynx and larynx. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33639 |
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| code |
C33639 |
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| DEFINITION |
A long, thin pharyngeal muscle, which originates on the styloid process with some fibers attaching to the constrictors and the lateral glossoepiglottic fold, while others attach to the thyroid cartilage; it functions to elevate the pharynx and larynx. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Stylopharyngeus Muscle |
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| label |
Stylopharyngeus Muscle |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Stylopharyngeus |
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| Preferred_Name |
Stylopharyngeus Muscle |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33639 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0224217 |
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