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
- 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
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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
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 Jackson, Chevalier
At the top of the cricoid cartilage are situated the two small arytenoid cartilages, the right one of which is shown in Fig.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
The cricoid and thyroid cartilages give form and stability to the larynx; the arytenoid cartilages, by their movement, vary the width of the glottis.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
The normal arytenoid drew the normal cord over, approximately to the edge of the cicatricial tissue of the operated side.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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