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musculus constrictor pharyngis medius (medicine) and Ebenezer (iou)


musculus constrictor pharyngis medius (medicine)


musculus constrictor pharyngis medius -->
middle constrictor muscle of pharynx
Origin, stylohyoid ligament, lesser cornu of the hyoid bone (chondropharyngeal part) and greater cornu of the hyoid bone (ceratopharyngeal part); insertion, pharyngeal raphe in the posterior wall of the pharynx; action, narrows pharynx in the act of swallowing; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus.

Synonym: musculus constrictor pharyngis medius.


Ebenezer (iou)



Ebenezer noun. L17.
[Hebrew 'een ha-ezer lit. 'stone of the help', name of the memorial stone set up by Samuel after the victory of Mizpeh (1 Sam. 7:12).]
raise one's Ebenezer, set up one's Ebenezer, express gratitude for divine help in reaching one's present circumstances. L17.
[App. by misunderstanding of 'raise'.] Temper, anger. US slang. M19.
A Nonconformist chapel. M19.