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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Thyroid Cartilage
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Cartílago Tiroides
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cartilagem Tireóidea
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Tree Number:
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A02.165.257.625.870
A02.165.407.500.870
A04.329.591.870
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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a laryngeal cartilage: nothing to do with THYROID GLAND
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History Note English:
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91(79); was see under LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES 1979-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14345
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Unique Identifier:
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D013957
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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