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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013957
altLabel
Cartilage, Thyroid
Thyroid Cartilages
Cartilages, Thyroid
AN
a laryngeal cartilage: nothing to do with THYROID GLAND
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0040126
DC
1
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.
DX
19910101
HN
91(79); was see under LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES 1979-90
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