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
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of arytenoid
1685–95; < Greek arytainoeidḗs literally, ladle-shaped, equivalent to arýtain ( a ) ladle, pitcher, funnel + -oeidēs -oid
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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
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 Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
The Vocal Cords are formed by two narrow strips of tissue which, connecting with the thyroid cartilage in front and the arytenoid cartilages behind, lie in folds of the mucous membrane.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
If the arytenoid motility has been uninjured the repeated pulls on the scar tissue may draw out adventitious bands and develop a loud, useful, though perhaps rough and inflexible voice.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Another has discovered a startling effect which a certain action of the arytenoid cartilages has on registers, and sees a perfect voice as the result.
From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger
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