ar|y|te|noid

ar|y|te|noid
ar|y|te|noid «AR uh TEE noyd, uh RIHT uh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having the shape of a ladle or cup (applied to two cartilages of the larynx which regulate the action of the vocal cords, and to several small glands of the larynx).
–n.
an arytenoid cartilage or other structure.
[< New Latin arytaenoides < Greek arytainoeid < arýtaina ladle + eîdos shape]

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