pretracheal layer of cervical fascia
pre·tra·che·al lay·er of cervical fascia
[TA]the layer of fascia investing the infrahyoid muscles and contributing to the formation of the carotid sheath.
Synonym(s): lamina pretrachealis fasciae cervicalis [TA], middle cervical fascia, Porter fascia, pretracheal fascia
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pre·tra·che·al lay·er of cer·vi·cal fas·cia
(prē-trā'kē-ăl lā'ĕr sĕr'vi-kăl fash'ē-ă) [TA]The layer of fascia investing the infrahyoid muscles and contributing to the formation of the carotid sheath.
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