Phrase guide

thyroid cartilage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The largest cartilage in the larynx; the Adam’s apple

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the largest cartilage of the larynx

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Adam's apple

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cartilage, gristle

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: адамова ябълка (adamova jabǎlka) — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Catalan: cartílag tiroide — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲狀軟骨 /甲状软骨 (jiǎzhuàng ruǎngǔ) — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Finnish: aataminomena — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • French: cartilage thyroïde — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • German: Schildknorpel — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Ancient Greek: χόνδρος θυρεοειδής (khóndros thureoeidḗs) — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Hungarian: pajzsporc — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Indonesian: kelenjar tiroid — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Indonesian: tiroid — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Japanese: 甲状軟骨 (kōjō nankotsu) — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Russian: щитови́дный хрящ (ščitovídnyj xrjašč) — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Spanish: cartílago tiroides — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Turkish: daraka — the largest cartilage in the larynx
  • Ukrainian: щитоподі́бний хрящ (ščytopodíbnyj xrjašč) — the largest cartilage in the larynx