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thyroarytenoid

US/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌæɹ.əˈti.nɔɪd/

thyroarytenoid adjective: of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx. Also the ellipsis of thyroarytenoid muscle.

Adjective

thyroarytenoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

Also used as

thyroarytenoid is also the ellipsis of thyroarytenoid muscle.

Forms of thyroarytenoid

Adjective
alternative UKthyroarytaenoid
alternative formthyroarytenoideus
Noun
pluralthyroarytenoids

Origin of thyroarytenoid

Borrowed from New Latin thyreoarytaenoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + arytenoid. Doublet of thyroarytenoideus.

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Phrases with thyroarytenoid

Words that rhyme with thyroarytenoid

Questions about thyroarytenoid

What does thyroarytenoid mean?
Thyroarytenoid means of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
What part of speech is thyroarytenoid?
Thyroarytenoid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce thyroarytenoid?
Thyroarytenoid is pronounced /ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌæɹ.əˈti.nɔɪd/ (US).

Words near thyroarytenoid in the dictionary

  1. thyridids
  2. thyridium
  3. thyristor
  4. thyristors
  5. thyro-
  6. thyroarytenoid
  7. thyroarytenoid muscle
  8. thyroarytenoid muscles
  9. thyroarytenoidei
  10. thyroarytenoideus
  11. thyroarytenoids

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