ARYTENOID


Meaning of ARYTENOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-rə-ˈtē-ˌnȯid, ə-ˈri-t ə n-ˌȯid ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin arytaenoides, from Greek arytainoeidēs, literally, ladle-shaped, from arytaina ladle

Date: circa 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 noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.