arytenoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce arytenoid in British English:
UK [ærɪti:'nɔɪd]
How to pronounce arytenoid in American English:
US [ærɪti'nɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The cricoid , arytenoid and corniculate cartilages ( anterior aspect )
- 2. The thyroid , cricoid and arytenoid cartilages are all multiply fractured .
- 3. And arytenoid cartilages are all multiply fractured .
- 4. Cricoid cartilage of larynx , see also larynx , arytenoid cartilage and thyroid cartilage .
- 5. Laryngoscope showed that arytenoid was significantly within-shifted . The glottic posterior chink vanished in 9 cases and reduced in 3 cases .