| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·y·te·noid |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   r  -t  noid,  -rtn-oid |
| NOUN: | 1. Either of two small pitcher-shaped cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached. 2. A muscle connected to either of these cartilages. 3. Any of several small mucous glands located in front of these cartilages. | | ADJECTIVE: | Of or relating to these cartilages or an associated muscle or gland. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin arytaeno ds, from Greek arutainoeids, shaped like a ladle : arutaina, feminine variant of arutr, ladle (from aruein, to draw water) + -oeids, -oid. | | OTHER FORMS: | ary·te·noidal —ADJECTIVE
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