Schildknorpel

German

Etymology

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

Noun

Schildknorpel m (strong, genitive Schildknorpels, plural Schildknorpel)

1. (anatomy) thyroid cartilage

Related terms

• Schilddrüse (“thyroid, thyroid gland”)

Further reading

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