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Thyroid Cartilage  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The largest cartilage of the larynx consisting of two laminae fusing anteriorly at an acute angle in the midline of the neck. The point of fusion forms a subcutaneous projection known as the Adam's apple.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P4DZ7TQZ-2

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