Schildknorpel

German

Etymology

Schild (“shield”) +‎ Knorpel (“cartilage”)

Noun

Schildknorpel m (strong, genitive Schildknorpels, plural Schildknorpel)

(anatomy) thyroid cartilage

Related terms

Schilddrüse (“thyroid, thyroid gland”)

Further reading

“Schildknorpel” in Duden online
“Schildknorpel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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