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
A rough, inflexible voice is ultimately obtained after this operation, especially if the arytenoid cartilage is unharmed.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
G, Glottic chink, spasmodically closed; VB, ventricular band; A, right arytenoid eminence; P, right pyriform sinus, through which the tube is passed in the recumbent posture.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
A special set of muscles draws the arytenoid cartilages toward each other, thereby bringing their edges very near and parallel to each other in the passage.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
The Vocal Cords.—Within the larynx, and stretched across it from the thyroid cartilage in front to the arytenoid cartilages behind, are placed the two sets of folds, called the vocal cords.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
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