Pre-epiglottic fat body
Corpus adiposum preepiglotticum
- Latin synonym: Corpus adiposum praeepiglotticum
- Related terms: Preepiglottic fat body
Definition
The lower part of the anterior surface of the epiglottis lies behind the hyoid bone, the hyothyroid membrane, and upper part of the thyroid cartilage, but is separated from these structures by a mass of fatty tissue: the preepiglottic fat body.
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/).
