Thyroepiglottic ligament
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| Ligament: Thyroepiglottic ligament | ||
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| Latin | ligamentum thyroepiglotticum | |
| Gray's | subject #236 1075 | |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493357 | |
The free extremity of the epiglottis is broad and rounded; the attached part or stem is long, narrow, and connected by the thyroepiglottic ligament to the angle formed by the two laminæ of the thyroid cartilage, a short distance below the superior thyroid notch.
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