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Arytenoid

noun
1.
Either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached.  Synonyms: arytaenoid, arytenoid cartilage.






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"Arytenoid" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the cricoid—that is, on the part in the back of the larynx—and rising inside the thyroid are two smaller cartilages, the arytenoid or ladle cartilages, named from the Greek arutaina, a ladle. Though smaller than either thyroid or cricoid, they are highly important, because they form points of attachment for the vocal cords. These (the vocal cords) are attached in front to the inner part of the angle formed by the two ...
— The Voice - Its Production, Care and Preservation • Frank E. Miller



Words linked to "Arytenoid" :   arytenoid cartilage, arytaenoid, voice box, larynx, cartilage, gristle



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