| cartilago nasi lateralis | The cartilage located in the lateral wall of the nose above the alar cartilage. Synonym: cartilago nasi lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cartilago septi nasi | A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago sesamoidea laryngis | A small nodule of elastic cartilage sometimes present on the lateral border of the arytenoid cartilage. Synonym: cartilago sesamoidea laryngis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago thyroidea | The largest cartilage of the larynx consisting of two laminae fusing anteriorly at an acute angle in the midline of the neck. The point of fusion forms a subcutaneous projection known as the adam's apple. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cartilago triticea | A rounded nodule of cartilage, the size of a grain of wheat, occasionally present in the posterior margin of the lateral thyrohyroid ligament. Synonym: cartilago triticea, corpus triticeum, triticeum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago tubae auditivae | Cartilage of auditory tube or of pharyngotympanic tube; tubal cartilage; the trough-shaped cartilage that forms the medial wall, roof, and part of the lateral wall of the auditory tube. Synonym: cartilago tubae auditivae, cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube, tubal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago vomeronasalis | A narrow strip of cartilage located between the lower edge of the cartilage of the nasal septum and the vomer. Synonym: Jacobson's cartilage, paraseptal cartilage, vomer cartilagineus, vomerine cartilage, vomeronasal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |