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arytenoid

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Male head voice and falsetto are related to crico-thyroid (antagonistic muscles to vocal folds) dominant phonation, as opposed to thyro-arytenoid (vocal fold) dominant phonation.

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(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.

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adjective

(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.

adjective

(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.

noun

(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage. [(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).]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for arytenoid.

noun

(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage. [(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).]

See also: arytenoid-cartilage, arytaenoid

noun

(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle. [(anatomy) Either of a pair of small muscles (oblique) or an unpaired muscle (transverse) of the larynx.]

See also: arytenoid-cartilage, arytaenoid

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Male head voice and falsetto are related to crico-thyroid (antagonistic muscles to vocal folds) dominant phonation, as opposed to thyro-arytenoid (vocal fold) dominant phonation.

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How do you use arytenoid in a sentence?

Male head voice and falsetto are related to crico-thyroid (antagonistic muscles to vocal folds) dominant phonation, as opposed to thyro-arytenoid (vocal fold) dominant phonation.

What does arytenoid mean?

(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.

What part of speech is arytenoid?

arytenoid is commonly used as adjective, noun.