Arytenoid Health Dictionary

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Arytenoid: From 2 Different Sources

One of 2 pyramid-shaped cartilages that form part of the larynx.
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
The name applied to two cartilages in the LARYNX.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary

Arytenoid Cartilage

either of the two pyramid-shaped cartilages that lie at the back of the *larynx next to the upper edges of the cricoid cartilage.... arytenoid cartilage

Arytenoidectomy

n. surgical excision of the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx in the treatment of paralysis of the vocal folds.... arytenoidectomy

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