Meanings
nounthyroid cartilage (plural thyroid cartilages)
plural thyroid cartilages
- anatomyThe largest cartilage in the larynx; the Adam’s apple
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Ancient Greek χόνδρος θυρεοειδής
- χόνδρος θυρεοειδής (khóndros thureoeidḗs)the largest cartilage in the larynx
Bulgarian адамова ябълка
- адамова ябълка (adamova jabălka)the largest cartilage in the larynx
Catalan cartílag tiroide
- cartílag tiroidethe largest cartilage in the larynx
Chinese Mandarin 甲狀軟骨 /甲状软骨
- 甲狀軟骨 /甲状软骨 (jiǎzhuàng ruǎngǔ)the largest cartilage in the larynx
Finnish aataminomena
- aataminomenathe largest cartilage in the larynx
French cartilage thyroïde
- cartilage thyroïdethe largest cartilage in the larynx
German Schildknorpel
- Schildknorpelthe largest cartilage in the larynx
Hungarian pajzsporc
- pajzsporcthe largest cartilage in the larynx
Indonesian kelenjar tiroid, tiroid
- kelenjar tiroidthe largest cartilage in the larynx
- tiroidthe largest cartilage in the larynx
Japanese 甲状軟骨
- 甲状軟骨 (kōjō nankotsu)the largest cartilage in the larynx
Russian щитови́дный хрящ
- щитови́дный хрящ (ščitovídnyj xrjašč)the largest cartilage in the larynx
Spanish cartílago tiroides
- cartílago tiroidesthe largest cartilage in the larynx
Turkish daraka
- darakathe largest cartilage in the larynx
Ukrainian щитоподі́бний хрящ
- щитоподі́бний хрящ (ščytopodíbnyj xrjašč)the largest cartilage in the larynx
Cite this entry
APA
thyroid cartilage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroid%20cartilage
MLA
“thyroid cartilage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroid%20cartilage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyroid cartilage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroid%20cartilage.
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