[ar-i-tee-noid, uh-rit-n-oid] 
Anatomy| 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. |
| 3. | pertaining to the glands in the aryepiglottic fold of the larynx. |
| 4. | an arytenoid cartilage, muscle, or gland. |
s lit., ladle-shaped, equiv. to arýtain(a) ladle, pitcher, funnel + -oeidēs -oid 
[ar-i-tn-oid-l] , adjective | ar·y·te·noid (ār'ĭ-tē'noid', ə-rĭt'n-oid') n.
[New Latin arytaenoīdēs, from Greek arutainoeidēs, shaped like a ladle : arutaina, feminine variant of arutēr, ladle (from aruein, to draw water) + -oeidēs, -oid.] ar'y·te·noid'al adj. |
arytenoid ar·y·te·noid (ār'ĭ-tē'noid', ə-rĭt'n-oid')
n.
Either of two small pitcher-shaped cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached.
A muscle that is connected to either of these cartilages.
Any of several small mucous glands located in front of these cartilages.