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arytenoid

adjective
ar路​y路​te路​noid | \ 藢a-r蓹-藞t膿-藢n券id How to pronounce arytenoid (audio) , 蓹-藞ri-t岬妌-藢券id How to pronounce arytenoid (audio) \

Definition of arytenoid

1 : relating to or being either of two small laryngeal cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached
2 : relating to or being either of a pair of small muscles or an unpaired muscle of the larynx

Other Words from arytenoid

arytenoid noun

First Known Use of arytenoid

circa 1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for arytenoid

New Latin arytaenoides, from Greek arytainoeid膿s, literally, ladle-shaped, from arytaina ladle

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More Definitions for arytenoid

arytenoid

adjective
ary路​te路​noid | \ 藢ar-蓹-藞t膿-藢n券id How to pronounce arytenoid (audio) , 蓹-藞rit-岬妌-藢券id How to pronounce arytenoid (audio) \

Medical Definition of arytenoid

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : relating to or being either of two small cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached and which are situated at the upper back part of the larynx
2 : relating to or being either of a pair of small muscles or an unpaired muscle of the larynx

arytenoid

noun

Medical Definition of arytenoid (Entry 2 of 2)

: an arytenoid cartilage or muscle

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