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Medical Definition of Pharyngeal isthmus
1. Communicating space between nasopharynx and oropharynx, sealed off by elevation of the soft palate and contraction of portions of the superior pharyngeal constrictor (palatopharyngal sphincter) during swallowing. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharyngeal Isthmus
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