单词 | pharyngoepiglottic |
释义 | > as lemmaspharyngoepiglottic pharyngoepiglottic adj. Brit. , U.S. Anatomy relating to the pharynx and epiglottis; spec. designating a fold of mucous membrane extending from the epiglottis to the wall of the pharynx on each side (the lateral glossoepiglottic fold).ΚΠ 1872 J. S. Cohen Dis. Throat 51 From which is given off on either side a pharyngo-epiglottic fold of mucous membrane. 1900 Lancet 28 July 271/1 When the œdema is very great it may extend by way of the thin mucous tissue of the pharyngo-epiglottic ligament to the ary-epiglottic folds. 2002 European Jrnl. Radiol. 44 97/2 Inferiorly the epiglottis, glossoepiglottic folds, and pharyngoepiglottic folds separate the oropharynx from the larynx and hypopharynx. < as lemmas |
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