cricoesophageal tendon

cri·co·e·soph·a·ge·al ten·don

[TA] longitudinal fibers of the esophagus that attaches to the posterior aspect of the cricoid cartilage of the larynx. Synonym(s): tendo cricoesophageus [TA], Gillette suspensory ligament, suspensory ligament of esophagus

Gillette,

Eugène P., French surgeon, 1836-1886. Gillette suspensory ligament - longitudinal fiber of the esophagus that attaches to the posterior aspect of the cricoid cartilage of the larynx. Synonym(s): cricoesophageal tendon