sesamoid cartilage of cricopharyngeal ligament

[TA]

a small nodule of elastic cartilage sometimes present on the lateral border of the arytenoid cartilage.

Synonym(s): cartilago sesamoidea ligamenta cricopharyngei [TA], cartilago sesamoidea laryngis, sesamoid cartilage of larynx

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ses·a·moid car·ti·lage of cri·co·pha·ryn·ge·al lig·a·ment

(ses'ă-moyd kahr'ti-lăj krī'kō-făr-in'jē-ăl lig'ă-mĕnt) [TA]

A small nodule of elastic cartilage sometimes present on the lateral border of the arytenoid cartilage.

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