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Relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis.
Ventral depression of the epiglottis by contraction of the hyoepiglottic muscle, as it may occur during a call, will pull the dorsal end of the cuneiform process ventrally and, thereby, pull its ventral end dorsally.
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Hyoepiglottic means Relating to, or connecting the hyoid bone and the epiglottis.
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Ventral depression of the epiglottis by contraction of the hyoepiglottic muscle, as it may occur during a call, will pull the dorsal end of the cuneiform process ventrally and, thereby, pull its ventral end dorsally.
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