arytenoid
Americanadjective
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pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.
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pertaining to the muscles connected with these cartilages.
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pertaining to the glands in the aryepiglottic fold of the larynx.
noun
adjective
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denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
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denoting any of three small muscles of the larynx that narrow the space between the vocal cords
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of arytenoid
1685–95; < Greek arytainoeidḗs literally, ladle-shaped, equivalent to arýtain ( a ) ladle, pitcher, funnel + -oeidēs -oid
Example Sentences
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A true vocal cord is one of the white, membranous folds attached by muscle to the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx on their outer edges.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Extending backwards and downwards from the lateral margins of the epiglottis are the two ary-epiglottic folds which reach the arytenoid cartilages posteriorly.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
The muscles of the arytenoid cartilages are then brought to a proper relation for action, by which a tension of the vocal cords is produced, that favors clear and harmonious enunciation.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
In the larynx he discovered the two arytenoid cartilages.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.
When sound is not being produced, the glottis is open and has a triangular form, due to the spreading apart of the arytenoid cartilages and the attached cords.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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