arytenoid

American  

[ar-i-tee-noid, uh-rit-n-oid] / ˌær ɪˈti nɔɪd, əˈrɪt nˌɔɪd /

adjective

1. pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.

2. pertaining to the muscles connected with these cartilages.

3. pertaining to the glands in the aryepiglottic fold of the larynx.

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noun

1. an arytenoid cartilage, muscle, or gland.

arytenoid British  

/ ˌærɪˈtiːnɔɪd /

adjective

1. denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords

2. denoting any of three small muscles of the larynx that narrow the space between the vocal cords

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noun

1. an arytenoid cartilage or muscle

Other Word Forms

• arytenoidal adjective
• interarytenoid adjective
• postarytenoid adjective
• subarytenoid adjective
• subarytenoidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of arytenoid

1685–95; < Greek arytainoeidḗs literally, ladle-shaped, equivalent to arýtain ( a ) ladle, pitcher, funnel + -oeidēs -oid

Example Sentences

Baleen whale arytenoids look like large, long cylinders which are fused at their base, and thereby create a U-shaped structure covering nearly the entire length of the larynx.

From Salon

"The arytenoids changed into large, long cylinders fused at the base to form a large U-shaped rigid structure that extends nearly the full length of the larynx," Elemans says.

From Science Daily

She also accused the physician on Monday of ruining her vocal cords and her arytenoids — which are attached to vocal cords — “permanently.”

From Los Angeles Times

Epiglottis: A triangular-shaped cartilage that lies at the base of the airway just in front of the arytenoid cartilages which cover the airway during swallowing.

From The Guardian

At the top of the cricoid cartilage are situated the two small arytenoid cartilages, the right one of which is shown in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg