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Meaning of hyoepiglottic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis

not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hyoglossal hyoid hyoidal hyoideal hyoidean hyolaryngeal

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