tracheal cartilages


tra·che·al car·ti·lag·es

[TA] the 16-20 incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage forming the skeleton of the trachea; the rings are deficient posteriorly for from one fifth to one third of their circumference. Synonym(s): cartilagines tracheales [TA], tracheal ring

tra·che·al car·ti·lag·es

(trā'kē-ăl kahr'ti-lăj-ĕz) [TA] The 16-20 incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage forming the skeleton of the trachea; the rings are deficient posteriorly for one fifth to one third of their circumference.
Synonym(s): cartilagines tracheales [TA] .