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CRICOVOCAL MEMBRANE
Thicker lower portion of the elasticmembrane of the larynx, extending between the cricoidcartilage and the vocal ligaments, the latter actually being a thickening of the free, superior margin of the conus elasticus.
Synonym: cricovocal membrane, elastic cone.
Synonym: cricothyroid ligament.