arytenoid cartilage

English

Alternative forms

• arytenoid

Noun

arytenoid cartilage (plural arytenoid cartilages)

1. (anatomy) Either of a pair of small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice).

References

• “arytenoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “arytenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.