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cricothyroid muscles

cricothyroid muscles is the plural of cricothyroid muscle.

Meaning of cricothyroid muscle

Noun

cricothyroid muscle (plural cricothyroid muscles)

  1. A triangular muscle of the larynx that is attached to the cricoid and thyroid cartilages and is the principal tensor of the vocal cords.

Questions about cricothyroid muscles

What is cricothyroid muscles the plural of?
Cricothyroid muscles is the plural of cricothyroid muscle.

Words near cricothyroid muscles in the dictionary

  1. cricopharyngeal
  2. cricopharyngei
  3. cricopharyngeus
  4. cricothyroid
  5. cricothyroid muscle
  6. cricothyroid muscles
  7. cricothyroidei
  8. cricothyroideus
  9. cricothyroidotomies
  10. cricothyroidotomy
  11. cricothyroids

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