Arytenoid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arytenoid \A*ryt"e*noid\, a. [Gr. ? shaped like a ladle; ? a
     ladle + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.)
     Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the
     larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with
     them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage
     and connected with the vocal cords.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arytenoid
       n : either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to
           which the vocal folds are attached [syn: {arytaenoid}, {arytenoid
           cartilage}]