tubal cartilage
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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
lateral lamina of cartilage of auditory tube — lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae [TA] the smaller of the two laminae that compose the tubal cartilage; it lies in the lateral wall of the auditory tube … Medical dictionary
medial lamina of cartilage of auditory tube — lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae [TA] the larger of the two laminae that compose the tubal cartilage; it lies in the medial wall of the auditory tube … Medical dictionary
pars cartilaginea tubae auditivae — [TA] cartilaginous part of auditory tube: the part of the tube that is chiefly supported by the tubal cartilage, extending from the pars ossea to the pharyngeal orifice of the auditory tube … Medical dictionary
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fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
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