thyrohyoid membrane


thy·ro·hy·oid mem·brane

[TA] a thin, fibrous, membranous sheet filling the gap between the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage. Synonym(s): membrana thyrohyoidea [TA], membrana hyothyroidea

thyrohyoid membrane

The membrane joining the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage.See also: membrane