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THYROID CARTILAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest cartilage of the larynx
Synonyms:
Adam's apple; thyroid cartilage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thyroid cartilage" is a kind of...):
cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)
Holonyms ("thyroid cartilage" is a part of...):
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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