ceratocricoid (muscle)
(redirected from Merkel muscle)cer·a·to·cri·coid (mus·cle)
[TA]an inconstant fasciculus from the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle inserted into the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage.
Synonym(s): musculus ceratocricoideus [TA], Merkel muscle
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