Meanings
alternative UK arytaenoid
- not comparableanatomyRelating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
- not comparableanatomyRelating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
plural arytenoids · alternative UK arytaenoid
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of arytenoid cartilage.
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of arytenoid muscle.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
- New Latinarytaenoīdēs
- Englisharytenoid
Borrowed from New Latin arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs), from ᾰ̓ρύ̆ταινᾰ (ărú̆taină, “a ladle or cup”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
More words from New Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 勺狀軟骨 /勺状软骨
- 勺狀軟骨 /勺状软骨 (sháozhuàngruǎngǔ)arytenoid cartilage
Hungarian kannaporc, aryporc
- kannaporcarytenoid cartilage
- aryporcarytenoid cartilage
Portuguese aritenoide
- aritenoidearytenoid cartilage
Spanish cartílago aritenoides, aritenoides
- cartílago aritenoidesarytenoid cartilage
- aritenoidesarytenoid cartilage
Thai แอริทินอยด์
- แอริทินอยด์arytenoid cartilage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with arytenoid
All rhymes →Cite this entry
arytenoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoid
“arytenoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arytenoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoid.
Source: arytenoid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.