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Apex of arytenoid cartilage

Apex cartilaginis arytenoideae

  • Latin synonym: Apex cartilaginis arytaenoidis

Definition

The apex of each cartilage is pointed, curved backward and medialward, and surmounted by a small conical, cartilaginous nodule, the corniculate cartilage.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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