See Also: superior thyroid vein(medicine)
superior thyroid tubercle(medicine)
superior thyroid plexus(medicine)
superior thyroid notch(medicine)
superior thyroid artery(medicine)
superior horn of thyroid cartilage(medicine)
sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery(medicine)
infrahyoid branch of superior thyroid artery(medicine)
posterior branch of superior thyroid artery(medicine)
calx(medicine)

superior thyroid tubercle (medicine) and calx (iou)


superior thyroid tubercle (medicine)


superior thyroid tubercle


A blunt projection on the lamina of the thyroid cartilage on either side at the superior end of the oblique line.

Synonym: tuberculum thyroideum superius.


calx (iou)



calx noun. [kalks] Pl. calces ['kalsi:z], calxes. LME.
[Latin calx, calc- lime, prob. from Greek khalix pebble, limestone.]
A powder or friable substance produced by roasting or burning a mineral or metal, formerly taken as the essence of the mineral. arch. LME.
Orig. more fully calx vive. Quicklime. arch. LME.
The area behind goal-line in the Eton College wall game. M19.