An elastic band connecting the anterior surface of the epiglottis to the upper border of the body of the hyoid bone. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoepiglottic_ligament ]
Synonyms: hyo-epiglottic ligament igamentum hyoepiglotticum
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- SCTID:279552007
- UMLS:C0225515 (ncithesaurus:Hyoepiglottic_Ligament)
- FMA:55227
- NCIT:C32751
- Wikipedia:Hyoepiglottic_ligament
Term relations
Subclass of:
- extrinsic ligament of larynx
- part of some larynx
- connects some hyoid bone body
- connects some epiglottis