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inferior laryngeal nerve

n.

The terminal branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, supplying all the laryngeal muscles except the cricothyroid and the mucosa below the vocal cords.

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Nearby words

inferior gemellus muscle, inferior gluteal nerve, inferior gluteal vein, inferior goods, inferior labial vein, inferior laryngeal nerve, inferior laryngeal vein, inferior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm, inferior limb, inferior lingual muscle, inferior longitudinal fasciculus
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