lateral thyrohyoid ligament


lat·er·al thy·ro·hy·oid lig·a·ment

[TA] thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid cartilage; forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym(s): ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale [TA], Berry ligaments, ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale

Berry,

Sir James, Canadian surgeon, 1860-1946. Berry ligaments - thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of hyoid cartilage. Synonym(s): lateral thyrohyoid ligament