Medical Definition of Hilton's sac

1. A small diverticulum provided with mucous glands extending upward from the ventricle of the larynx between the vestibular fold and the lamina of the thyroid cartilage; it is a vestigial structure, being a much larger structure interdigitating with the neck musculature in some of the great apes where it serves as a resonating chamber. Synonym: sacculus laryngis, appendix ventriculi laryngis, Hilton's sac, laryngeal pouch. Origin: L. Sacculus (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hilton's Sac

hilltops
hilly
Hill coefficient
Hill constant
hill myna
Hill operation
hill plot
Hill reaction
Hilo
hilt
hilted
hilting
hiltless
Hilton's law
Hilton's method
Hilton's sac
Hilton's white line
hilts
hilum
hilum
hilum lienis
hilum nodi lymphatici
hilum nuclei dentati
hilum nuclei olivaris
hilum of dentate nucleus
hilum of kidney
hilum of lung
hilum of lymph node
hilum of olivary nucleus
hilum of ovary

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