ARYTENOID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached

Synonyms:

arytaenoid; arytenoid; arytenoid cartilage

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arytenoid" is a kind of...):

cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)

Holonyms ("arytenoid" is a part of...):

larynx; voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

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