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Suspensory ligament of thyroid gland

Ligamentum suspensorium glandulae thyreoideae

  • Latin synonym: Ligamentum suspensorium glandulae thyroideae
  • Eponym: Berry's ligament
  • Acronym: LOB

Definition

The suspensory ligament of the thyroid gland (Berry's ligament), is a suspensory ligament that passes from the thyroid's sheath to the thyroid itself, and on to the cricoid cartilages that encircle the trachea.

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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