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thyroid cartilage
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thyroid cartilage
n.
The largest cartilage of the larynx, having two broad processes that join anteriorly to form the Adam's apple.
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Noun1.thyroid cartilage - the largest cartilage of the larynxthyroid cartilage - the largest cartilage of the larynx
Adam's apple
cartilage, gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
larynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
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Paltauf felt that the failure of mesenchymal tissue between the thyroid and trachea to properly develop allows the primitive thyroid to adhere to the trachea, permitting caudal ingrowth into the trachea between the cartilage rings.
Intratracheal ectopic thyroid tissue presenting with protracted ... by Khan, Mo; Michaelson, Peter G.; Hinni, Michael L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Because the stenosis was not caused by scar tissue and the affected cartilage rings were noncompliant, resection and anastomosis were the only feasible option in this case.
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8) In the first technique, the cartilage rings immediately distal and proximal to the resection site are circumferentially split in half.
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