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arytenoid definition

ary·tenoid (ar′ə tē′no̵id, ə rit′'n o̵id′)

adjective

  1. designating or of either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx, connected with the vocal cords
  2. relating to any of certain muscles in the larynx

Etymology: Gr arytainoeidēs, ladle-shaped < arytaina, a ladle, cup < aryein, to draw (water) + eidos, form: see -oid

noun

an arytenoid cartilage or muscle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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