[ar.y.te.noid] adj [NL arytaenoides, fr. Gk arytainoeides, lit., ladle-shaped, fr. arytaina ladle] (ca. 1751) 1: relating to or being either of two small laryngeal cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached
2: relating to or being either of a pair of small muscles or an unpaired muscle of the larynx -- arytenoid n