sesamoid cartilage of cricopharyngeal ligament

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• sesamoid cartilage of cricopharyngeal ligament — cartilago sesamoidea ligamenti cricopharyngei …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …   Medical dictionary

• cartilago — SYN: cartilage.For histologic description, see cartilage. [L. gristle] cartilagines alares minores SYN: minor alar cartilage. c. alaris major SYN: major alar cartilage. c. articularis SYN: articular cartilage. c. arytenoidea [TA] SYN …   Medical dictionary

• cartilago sesamoidea ligamenti cricopharyngei — [TA] sesamoid cartilage of cricopharyngeal ligament: a small cartilage occasionally found within the cricopharyngeal ligament …   Medical dictionary