arytenoid muscle

noun

Either of a pair of small muscles (oblique) or an unpaired muscle (transverse) of the larynx.

Meanings

nounarytenoid muscle (plural arytenoid muscles)

plural arytenoid muscles · alternative arytenoid · alternative arytenoideus

  1. anatomyEither of a pair of small muscles (oblique) or an unpaired muscle (transverse) of the larynx.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 杓肌
  • 杓肌 (sháojī)muscle
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