corniculate cartilage

noun cor·nic·u·late cartilage \kȯr-ˈni-kyə-lət-\

Definition of CORNICULATE CARTILAGE

: a small nodule of yellow elastic cartilage articulating with the apex of the arytenoid

Latin corniculatus horned, from corniculum, diminutive of cornu horn

First Known Use: circa 1909

Medical Dictionary

noun cor·nic·u·late cartilage \kȯr-ˌnik-yə-lət-\

: either of two small nodules of yellow elastic cartilage articulating with the apex of the arytenoid—called also cartilage of Santorini

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