(ærɪˈɛpɪˈɡlɒtik ˈmʌsəl)
noun
1. A band of muscular fibres of the oblique arytenoid muscle that extends from the summit of the arytenoid cartilage to the side of the epiglottis and whose action constricts the laryngeal aperture.
2. Muscle of the laryngopharynx that courses from the arytenoid cartilages to the top of the epiglottis. Credited with pulling the epiglottis down during swallowing.
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