arytenoid cartilage

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Either of a pair of small pyramidal laryngeal cartilages that articulate with the lamina of the cricoid cartilage and give attachment to the posterior part of the corresponding vocal ligament and to several muscles.

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Cartilage in his left knee tore, and everything changed for both Webber and the Kings.
Did NBA Referees Snatch Destiny From The Sacramento Kings?|Matt Gallagher|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A hole developed, which had actually been caused by a breaking of a band of cartilage at the front of his hip joint.
Football's Bloodiest Secret|Buzz Bissinger|October 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If inclined to be vicious, the bulls should have rings thrust through the cartilage of their nose when young.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
Bone would prove too unyielding, but cartilage, or gristle, meets the case exactly.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills

Shows the thyroid cartilage above and the cricoid below both viewed from the side.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
It is situated below the thyroid cartilage, with which it is connected by a membrane, the crico-thyroid.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
It also furnishes a base of support for two very important structures, the arytenoid (arutaina, a ladle) cartilages.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills

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