Definition of "arytenoids" []

• Plural form of arytenoid. (noun)

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• "Approximation of the arytenoids is a part of the mechanism of closure of the larynx."
• "The thyroid is first affected, then the cricoid, and the arytenoids much later."
• "Muscles which pass from the cricoid cartilage to the outer angle of the arytenoids act to bring the vocal cords close together, and parallel to one another, so that the space between them is narrowed to a slit."