Hyoepiglottic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis not-comparable

    "Ventral depression of the epiglottis by contraction of the hyoepiglottic muscle, as it may occur during a call, will pull the dorsal end of the cuneiform process ventrally and, thereby, pull its ventral end dorsally."

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"Ventral depression of the epiglottis by contraction of the hyoepiglottic muscle, as it may occur during a call, will pull the dorsal end of the cuneiform process ventrally and, thereby, pull its ventral end dorsally."

Etymology

From hyo- + epiglottic.

Related phrases

hyoid bone

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