arytenoid

[ ar-i-tee-noid, uh-rit-n-oid ]

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.

noun

1. an arytenoid cartilage, muscle, or gland.

arytenoid

/ 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

noun

1. an arytenoid cartilage or muscle

Other Words From

• ar·y·te·noi·dal [ar-i-tn-, oid, -l], adjective
• inter·ary·tenoid adjective
• postar·y·tenoid adjective
• subar·y·tenoid adjective
• subar·y·te·noidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arytenoid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of arytenoid¹

C18: from New Latin arytaenoīdes, from Greek arutainoeidēs shaped like a ladle, from arutaina ladle

Example Sentences

It also furnishes a base of support for two very important structures, the arytenoid (arutaina, a ladle) cartilages.

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Lucia cannot attend to the movements of her arytenoid cartilages while pouring out the trills and runs of her Mad Scene.

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The inner edges of the thyro-arytenoid muscles form the vocal cords.

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When the ends are brought together by rotation of these arytenoid cartilages, the medial surfaces touch.

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They are about two lines in width, and pass from the anterior angle of the thyroid cartilage, to the two arytenoid cartilages.

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