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Word: Arytenoid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from modern Latin arytaenoides, from Greek arutainoeidēs, from arutaina ‘funnel’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌarɪˈtiːnɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
either of a pair of cartilages at the back of the larynx, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice)
Short Definition:either of pair of cartilages at back of larynx
Examples:- the arytenoids obstructed the view of the glottis in seven patients
- the anterior portion of the arytenoid cartilage
Variant Forms:
- arytenoid cartilage
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