arytenoid

[ ar-i-tee-noid, uh-rit-n-oid ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.

  2. pertaining to the muscles connected with these cartilages.

  1. pertaining to the glands in the aryepiglottic fold of the larynx.

noun
  1. an arytenoid cartilage, muscle, or gland.

Origin of arytenoid

1
1685–95; <Greek arytainoeidḗs literally, ladle-shaped, equivalent to arýtain(a) ladle, pitcher, funnel + -oeidēs-oid

Other words from arytenoid

  • ar·y·te·noi·dal [ar-i-tn-oid-l], /ˌær ɪ tnˈɔɪd l/, adjective
  • in·ter·ar·y·te·noid, adjective
  • post·ar·y·te·noid, adjective
  • sub·ar·y·te·noid, adjective
  • sub·ar·y·te·noi·dal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for arytenoid

arytenoid

arytaenoid

/ (ˌærɪˈtiːnɔɪd) /


adjectiveAlso: arytenoidal
  1. denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords

  2. denoting any of three small muscles of the larynx that narrow the space between the vocal cords

noun
  1. an arytenoid cartilage or muscle

Origin of arytenoid

1
C18: from New Latin arytaenoīdes, from Greek arutainoeidēs shaped like a ladle, from arutaina ladle

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