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Lamina

Lamina

  • Related terms: Thyroid cartilage : Lamina; Lamina (Thyroid cartilage)

Definition

IMAIOS

The Thyroid Cartilage (cartilago thyreoidea) consists of two laminæ (Right/left lamina) the anterior borders of which are fused with each other at an acute angle in the middle line of the neck, and form a subcutaneous projection named the laryngeal prominence (pomum Adami). 

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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