Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thyroid cartilage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
thy-roid -car-ti-lage
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

thyroid cartilages (plural)

Synonyms

adam's apple

Questions

What does thyroid cartilage mean?
The largest cartilage in the larynx; the Adam’s apple

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