arytenoid

English

Alternative forms

• arytaenoid (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (arutainoeidḗs), from ᾰ̓ρύ̆ταινᾰ (arútaina, “a ladle or cup”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌaɹ.ɪˈtiː.nɔɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹ.əˈtiˌnɔɪd/, /əˈɹɪt.n̩ˌɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -iːnɔɪd

Adjective

arytenoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
2. (anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.

Derived terms

• aryepiglottic
• arytenoid cartilage
• arytenoid muscle
• cricoarytenoid
• interarytenoid
• oblique arytenoid
• subarytenoid
• thyroarytenoid

 

Noun

arytenoid (plural arytenoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..

Derived terms

• arytenoidal
• arytenoidectomy
• arytenoiditis
• arytenoidopexy

Translations

arytenoid cartilage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勺狀軟骨／勺状软骨 (zh) (sháozhuàngruǎngǔ)

• Hungarian: kannaporc (hu), aryporc
• Portuguese: aritenoide f
• Spanish: cartílago aritenoides m, aritenoides (es) m or m pl
• Thai: แอริทินอยด์

References

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