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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The hypopharynx includes the left and right piriform sinuses, which expand around the sides of the larynx and lie between the larynx and the thyroid cartilage; the lateral and posterior hypopharyngeal walls; and the postcricoid region extending from the level of the arytenoid cartilages to the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage.
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They performed direct laryngoscopy and pressure was applied on vallecule internally as well as external pressure applied on thyroid cartilage with sudden improvement in pitch of voice.
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26 years old female patient was transferred to our Emergency Department (ED) from a rural secondary care facility, for a self inflicted, close range, GSW to the thyroid cartilage by a low velocity firearm.
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The procedure involves reducing the most prominent part of the thyroid cartilage. Ideally, the surgeon would completely remove the forward-projecting cartilage.
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It includes subhyoid depression, which visually enhances the impression that the neck is thin and long; visible thyroid cartilage bulge; a visible anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, distinct in its entire course from the mastoid to the sternum; and a cervicomental angle between 105 and 120 degrees.
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On physical examination, a hard, protruding mass was noted in the anterior neck over the right thyroid cartilage. The cartilage was shifted toward the left side due to mass effect.
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The thyroid cartilage is the most prominent cartilage of the larynx.
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SCPL is a surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage and true and false vocal folds are resected while preserving at least one arytenoid cartilage.
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