See Also: apex cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
basis cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
colliculus cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
facies articularis cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
fovea oblonga cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
facies medialis cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
fovea triangularis cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae(medicine)
articulatio cartilaginis(medicine)
arcus cartilaginis cricoideae(medicine)

Tetanus (health) and apex cartilaginis arytenoideae (medicine)


Tetanus (health)


An acute, life-threatening illness caused by a toxin (tetanospasmin) produced in infected wounds by the bacillus Clostridium tetani. The disease is marked by extreme muscular rigidity, violent muscle spasms, and often, respiratory and autonomic failure.





apex cartilaginis arytenoideae (medicine)


apex cartilaginis arytenoideae -->
apex of arytenoid cartilage


The pointed upper end of the cartilage which supports the corniculate cartilage and the aryepiglottic fold.

Synonym: apex cartilaginis arytenoideae.