loading...| Preferred Name | Thyroid Cartilage | |
| Synonyms |
Thyroid Cartilage Thyroid cartilage structure (body structure) |
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| Definitions |
The largest of the laryngeal cartilages comprising two quadrilateral laminae that fuse to form a median elevation ("Adam's apple"). It lies inferior to the hyoid bone, its superior horn is attached to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid bone, and its inferior horn articulates with the cricoid cartilage. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33780 |
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| code |
C33780 |
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mCode |
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| DEFINITION |
The largest of the laryngeal cartilages comprising two quadrilateral laminae that fuse to form a median elevation ("Adam's apple"). It lies inferior to the hyoid bone, its superior horn is attached to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid bone, and its inferior horn articulates with the cricoid cartilage. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Thyroid Cartilage Thyroid cartilage structure (body structure) |
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| label |
Thyroid Cartilage |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Thyroid_Cartilage |
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| Preferred_Name |
Thyroid Cartilage |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33780 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0040126 |
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