- ligamentum cricopharyngeum
- [TA] cricopharyngeal ligament: a ligament extending from the cricoid lamina to the midline of the pharynx.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ligamentum cricopharyngeum
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ligamentum — SYN: ligament. [L. a band, tie, fr. ligo, to bind] l. acromioclaviculare [TA] SYN: acromioclavicular ligament. l. anococcygeum SYN: anococcygeal ligament. l. anulare [TA] SYN: anular ligament. l. anulare bulbi SYN: trabecular tissue of sclera. l … Medical dictionary
Santorini ligament — ligamentum cricopharyngeum … 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
Cricopharyngeal ligament — Ligament: Cricopharyngeal ligament Latin ligamentum cricopharyngeum From cricoid To pharynx Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
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
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
cricopharyngeal ligament — cricosantorinian ligament ligamentum cricopharyngeum … Medical dictionary
Santorini cartilage etc. — San·to·ri·ni cartilage, etc. (sahn″to reґne) [Giovanni Domenico Santorini, Italian anatomist, 1681–1737] see cartilago corniculata, ductus pancreaticus accessorius, ligamentum cricopharyngeum, musculus risorius, papilla duodeni major,… … Medical dictionary
cricopharyngicus — crico|pharỵn|gicus, ...ca, ...cum [zu ↑cricoideus (in der Fügung ↑Cartilago cricoidea) u. ↑Pharynx]: zwischen Ringknorpel und Rachen gelegen; z. B. in der Fügung ↑Ligamentum cricopharyngeum … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Свя́зка — ( и) (ligamentum, a, PNA, BNA, JNA) соединительно тканное волокнистое образование в виде пучка, тяжа или пластины, соединяющее кости (синдесмоз) или входящее в состав удерживающего (подвешивающего) аппарата внутренних органов; кроме того, С.… … Медицинская энциклопедия
