Thyroid cartilage
The largest of the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box). The thyroid cartilage is formed of two approximately quadrilateral plates (called laminae) that are joined anteriorly (in the front) at an angle of from 90° to 120° to create a prominence in the neck. This bump is called the laryngeal prominence (or, familiarly, Adam's apple). The thyroid cartilage has nothing to do with the thyroid gland, except for proximity.
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thyroid cartilage n the chief cartilage of the larynx that consists of two broad lamellae joined at an angle and that forms the Adam's apple
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the main cartilage of the
larynx, consisting of two broad plates that join at the front to form a V-shaped structure. The thyroid cartilage forms the
Adam's apple in front of the larynx.
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cartilago thyroidea.
Medical dictionary.
2011.