corniculate cartilage
cor·nic·u·late cartilage
noun \kȯr-ˈni-kyə-lət-\Definition of CORNICULATE CARTILAGE
: a small nodule of yellow elastic cartilage articulating with the apex of the arytenoid
Origin of CORNICULATE CARTILAGE
Latin corniculatus horned, from corniculum, diminutive of cornu horn
First Known Use: circa 1909
cor·nic·u·late cartilage
noun \kȯr-ˌnik-yə-lət-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CORNICULATE CARTILAGE
: 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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