lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

English

Alternative forms

• lateral cricoarytenoid, cricoarytenoideus lateralis

Noun

lateral cricoarytenoid muscle (plural lateral cricoarytenoid muscles)

1. (anatomy) A muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords.

   Coordinate term: posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 側環杓肌／侧环杓肌 (cè huánsháo jī)

References

• “cricoarytenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.