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arytenoid cartilage
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attachedarytaenoid, arytenoidcartilage, gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adultslarynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech |
EncyclopediaSeearytenoidarytenoid cartilage
ar·y·te·noid car·ti·lage [TA] one of a pair of small triangular pyramidal laryngeal cartilages that articulate with the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. It gives attachment at its anteriorly directed vocal process to the posterior part of the corresponding vocal ligament and to several muscles at its laterally directed muscular process. The base of the cartilage is hyaline but the apex is elastic. Synonym(s): cartilago arytenoidea [TA], triquetrous cartilage (2) ar·y·te·noid car·ti·lage (ari-tēnoyd kahrti-lăj) [TA] One of a pair of small triangular pyramidal laryngeal cartilages that articulate with the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. It gives attachment at its anteriorly directed vocal process to the posterior part of the corresponding vocal ligament and to several muscles at its laterally directed muscular process.
Synonym(s): cartilago arytenoidea [TA] .ar·y·te·noid car·ti·lage (ari-tēnoyd kahrti-lăj) [TA] One of a pair of small triangular pyramidal laryngeal cartilages that articulate with lamina of cricoid cartilage. arytenoid cartilage
Related to arytenoid cartilage: corniculate cartilage, arytenoid muscleSynonyms for arytenoid cartilagenoun either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attachedSynonymsRelated Words- cartilage
- gristle
- larynx
- voice box
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