median glossoepiglottic fold
Definition: a fold of mucous membrane in the midline that extends from the back of the tongue to the epiglottis, forming the medial boundary of the epiglottic valleculae.
Synonym(s): plica glossoepiglottica medianaTA, frenulum epiglottidis, middle glossoepiglottic fold
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