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arytenoid
[ ar-i-tee-noid, uh-rit-n-oid ]
adjective
- pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.
- pertaining to the muscles connected with these cartilages.
- pertaining to the glands in the aryepiglottic fold of the larynx.
noun
- an arytenoid cartilage, muscle, or gland.
arytenoid
/ ˌærɪˈtiːnɔɪd /
adjective
- denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- denoting any of three small muscles of the larynx that narrow the space between the vocal cords
noun
- an arytenoid cartilage or muscle
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Other Words From
- ar·y·te·noi·dal [ar-i-tn-, oid, -l], adjective
- inter·ary·tenoid adjective
- postar·y·tenoid adjective
- subar·y·tenoid adjective
- subar·y·te·noidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arytenoid1
1685–95; < Greek arytainoeidḗs literally, ladle-shaped, equivalent to arýtain ( a ) ladle, pitcher, funnel + -oeidēs -oid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arytenoid1
C18: from New Latin arytaenoīdes, from Greek arutainoeidēs shaped like a ladle, from arutaina ladle
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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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