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hyoepiglottic

hyoepiglottic adjective: relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis.

Adjective

hyoepiglottic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis
    • 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.2016 January 6, “Potential Sources of High Frequency and Biphonic Vocalization in the Dhole ( Cuon alpinus )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hyoepiglottic

From hyo- + epiglottic.

Questions about hyoepiglottic

What does hyoepiglottic mean?
Hyoepiglottic means relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis.
What part of speech is hyoepiglottic?
Hyoepiglottic is an adjective.

Words near hyoepiglottic in the dictionary

  1. hyobranchial
  2. hyobranchium
  3. hyocephalid
  4. hyocephalids
  5. hyodeoxycholic acid
  6. hyoepiglottic
  7. hyoglossal
  8. hyoglossi
  9. hyoglossus
  10. Hyogo
  11. hyoid

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