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One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.

The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.

The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.

d in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.

d in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as, thyrohyal.

Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.

The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

A turbinal bone or cartilage.

One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.

A urohyal bone or cartilage.

ly breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See V…

osterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process.