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Medical Definition of Depressor muscle of epiglottis

1. Origin, inner surface of thyroid cartilage in common with musculus thyroarytenoideus; insertion, aryepiglottic fold and margin of epiglottis; action, depresses base of epiglottis; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal. Synonym: musculus thyroepiglotticus, depressor muscle of epiglottis, ventricularis. (05 Mar 2000)

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