Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Arytenoid \A*ryt"e*noid\, a. [Gr. ? shaped like a ladle; ? a
ladle + ? form.] (Anat.)
Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the
larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with
them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage
and connected with the vocal cords.
Source : WordNet®
arytenoid
n : either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to
which the vocal folds are attached [syn: {arytaenoid}, {arytenoid
cartilage}]