- cuneiform cartilage
- cartilage cunéiforme
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
cuneiform cartilage
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cuneiform cartilage — n either of a pair of rods of yellow elastic cartilage of which each lies on one side of the larynx in an aryepiglottic fold just below the arytenoid cartilage called also cartilage of Wrisberg * * * cartilago cuneiformis … Medical dictionary
cartilage of Wrisberg — cartilage of Wris·berg riz .bərg, vris .berk n CUNEIFORM CARTILAGE Wris·berg vris .berk Heinrich August (1739 1808) German anatomist. A professor of anatomy, Wrisberg published a number of works containing original anatomical descriptions. In… … Medical dictionary
cartilage of wrisberg — ˈrizˌbərg, G ˈvrisˌberk Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: translation of German Wrisberger knorpel, after Heinrich A. Wrisberg died 1808 German anatomist : a cuneiform cartilage … Useful english dictionary
Cuneiform cartilages — Laryngoscopic view of interior of larynx. The entrance to the larynx, viewed fro … Wikipedia
Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… … Medical dictionary
cuneiform — Wedge shaped. See intermediate c. (bone), lateral c. (bone), medial c. (bone). * * * cu·ne·i·form kyu̇ nē ə .fȯrm, kyü n(ē )ə adj 1) of, relating to, or being a cuneiform bone or cartilage 2) of a human skull wedge shaped as viewed from above… … Medical dictionary
cuneiform — I. adjective Etymology: probably from French cunéiforme, from Middle French, from Latin cuneus + Middle French iforme iform Date: 1677 1. having the shape of a wedge 2. composed of or written in wedge shaped characters < cuneiform syllabary > II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cricoid cartilage — Anterolateral view of head and neck. (Cricoid cartilage labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
Arytenoid cartilage — The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view. Latin cartilagines arytenoidea Gray s … Wikipedia
Oblique line of thyroid cartilage — The cartilages of the larynx. Oblique line labeled to the right. Latin linea obliqua cartilaginis thyroideae Gray s … Wikipedia
Muscular process of arytenoid cartilage — The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view. Latin processus muscularis cartilaginis arytenoideae Gray s … Wikipedia
