Fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle that continue to the margin of the epiglottis; it closes the inlet to the larynx. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/thyroepiglottic+muscle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroepiglottic_muscle ]
Synonyms: thyroepiglottus pars thyroepiglottica musculus thyroarytenoidei thyroepiglottic thyroepiglottus muscle thyro-epiglottic part of thyro-arytenoid pars thyroepiglottica (musculus thyroarytenoideus) thyroepiglottic muscle thyroepiglotticus
Term information
- SCTID:244819001
- NCIT:C33778
- UMLS:C0224182 (ncithesaurus:Thyroepiglottic_Muscle)
- FMA:46594
- Wikipedia:Thyroepiglottic_muscle