arytenoid
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
arytenoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to or being either of two small laryngeal cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached.
- arytenoid cartilage
- (anatomy, muscle) Relating to or being either of a pair of small muscles (oblique arytenoid) or an unpaired muscle (transverse arytenoid) of the larynx.
- arytenoid muscle
arytenoid (plural arytenoids)
- Either of a pair of cartilages at the back of the larynx, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice).
- Arytenoid muscle
- Portuguese: aritenoide
- Spanish: cartílago aritenoides, aritenoides
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