[irregularly shaped, musculocartilaginous tubular structure, lined with mucous membrane, located at the top of the trachea and below the root of the tongue and the hyoid bone; the essential sphincter guarding the entrance into the trachea and functioning secondarily as the organ of voice. ( CSP )]
UMLS (NCI) C0023078 - Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
Relation/PAR: Body System, Pulmonary
Body Part
Relation/CHD: Epiglottic
True Vocal Cord