Definition of "arytenoid" [a•ryt•e•noid]

• Either of two small pitcher-shaped cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached. (noun)
• A muscle connected to either of these cartilages. (noun)
• Any of several small mucous glands located in front of these cartilages. (noun)
• Of or relating to these cartilages or an associated muscle or gland. (adjective)

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• "On the upper edge of the cricoid cartilage are perched a pair of very singular cartilages, pyramidal in shape, called the arytenoid, which are of great importance in the production of the voice."
• "When the scarring from subglottic stenosis is limited to the back part of the vocal cords (inter-arytenoid region), it is called posterior glottic stenosis."
• "The arytenoid consists of two pyramid shaped cartilage that lie at the back of the larynz at the upper edge of the cricoid."