Anatomy
arytenoid cartilage
ar·y·te·noid car·ti·lage
Subclass of:
Laryngeal cartilage
Definitions related to arytenoid cartilage:
  • Either of a pair of small pyramidal laryngeal cartilages that articulate with the lamina of the cricoid cartilage and give attachment to the posterior part of the corresponding vocal ligament and to several muscles.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • One of a pair of small pyramidal cartilages that articulate with the lamina of the CRICOID CARTILAGE. The corresponding VOCAL LIGAMENT and several muscles are attached to it.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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