thyroarytenoid

thyroarytenoid
Relating to the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages. See t. (muscle).

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thy·ro·ar·y·te·noid -.ar-ə-'tē-.nȯid, -ə-'rit-ən-.ȯid n a broad thin muscle that arises esp. from the thyroid cartilage, inserts into the arytenoid cartilage, and functions to relax and shorten the vocal cords by drawing the arytenoid cartilage forward and to narrow the rima glottidis by rotating the arytenoid cartilage inward causing the vocal cords to approach each other called also thyroarytenoid muscle, thyroarytenoideus see INFERIOR THYROARYTENOID LIGAMENT

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thy·ro·ar·y·te·noid (thi″ro-ar″ĭ-teґnoid) 1. pertaining to the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages.

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  • Thyroarytenoid — Thy ro*a*ryt e*noid, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thyroarytenoid muscle — n THYROARYTENOID * * * musculus thyroarytenoideus …   Medical dictionary

  • Thyroarytenoid muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus thyroarytenoideus GraySubject = 236 GrayPage = 1083 Caption = Muscles of the larynx, seen from above. Origin = Inner surface of the thyroid cartilage (anterior aspect) Insertion = Anterior surface… …   Wikipedia

  • thyroarytenoid fold — noun or thyroarytenoid ligament : any of four elastic ligaments of the larynx that are covered by folds of mucous membrane and arranged in a superior pair constituting the false vocal cords and an inferior pair forming the true vocal cords …   Useful english dictionary

  • thyroarytenoid ligament — noun see thyroarytenoid fold …   Useful english dictionary

  • thyroarytenoid — adj. of the thyroid gland and the arytenoid cartilages (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • thyroarytenoid — thy·ro·arytenoid …   English syllables

  • thyroarytenoid — “+ adjective Etymology: New Latin thyroarytenoides, from thyr + arytenoides arytenoid more at arytenoid : connecting the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx …   Useful english dictionary

  • thyroarytenoid muscle — noun : thyroarytenoideus …   Useful english dictionary

  • inferior thyroarytenoid ligament — n VOCAL LIGAMENT …   Medical dictionary

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