The most superior of the laryngeal cartilages, which is found at the root of the tongue and folds back over the entrance to the larynx during swallowing. [ MP:0002259 ]
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cross reference
- UMLS:C0458526 (ncithesaurus:Epiglottic_Cartilage)
- SCTID:278990001
- NCIT:C32526
- MA:0001763
- FMA:55112
- EMAPA:37522 (MA:th)
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uberon_slim