rope sign
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rope sign
Neurology An acute angle between the chin and larynx, caused by weakness of the hyoid muscles, resulting in the posterior displacement of the hyoid bone, and narrowing of the hypopharyngeal passageMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.