HyperDic: arytenoid_cartilage

English > 1 sense of the expression arytenoid cartilage:
NOUNbodyarytenoid cartilage, arytenoid, arytaenoideither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
English > arytenoid cartilage: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningEither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached.
Synonymsarytenoid, arytaenoid
Part oflarynx, voice boxA cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea
Broadercartilage, gristletough / tough elastic tissue
Spanishcartílago aritenoides
Catalanaritenoide, cartílag aritenoide

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