cricopharyngeal
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Cricopharyngeal myotomy — is a surgical sectioning of the cricopharyngeus muscle, also known as the upper esophageal sphincter, that has been advocated for the treatment of cricopharyngeal spasm, or cricopharyngeal achalasia, that leads to cervical dysphagia in the… … Wikipedia
Cricopharyngeal spasm — Cricopharyngeal spasms occur in the cricopharyngeus muscle of the pharynx. These spasms are frequently misunderstood by the patient to be cancer due to the lump in the throat feeling (Globus pharyngis) that is symptomatic of this syndrome. In… … Wikipedia
Cricopharyngeal ligament — Ligament: Cricopharyngeal ligament Latin ligamentum cricopharyngeum From cricoid To pharynx Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
cricopharyngeal achalasia — achalasia of the cricopharyngeal muscle; see Asherson syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
cricopharyngeal myotomy — resection of the cricopharyngeal muscle as treatment for intractable dysphagia or pharyngoesophageal diverticulum … Medical dictionary
cricopharyngeal — Relating to the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx; a part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx. See inferior constrictor (muscle) of pharynx. * * * cri·co·pha·ryn … Medical dictionary
cricopharyngeal — /kruy koh feuh rin jee euhl, jeuhl, far in jee euhl/, adj. Anat. of, pertaining to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx. [crico (see CRICOID) + PHARYNGEAL] … Useful english dictionary
cricopharyngeal ligament — cricosantorinian ligament ligamentum cricopharyngeum … Medical dictionary
cricopharyngeal muscle — cricopharyngeus muscle pars cricopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris … Medical dictionary
cricopharyngeal sphincter — pars cricopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris … Medical dictionary
