cricoarytenoideus

US/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˌæɹ.ə.tiˈnɔɪ.di.əs/US/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊ.əˌɹɪt.n̩ˈɔɪ.di.əs/

A form of cricoarytenoid muscle — Either of a pair of muscles which originate from the cricoid and insert on to the arytenoid cartilage, and serve to adduct and abduct the vocal folds.

OriginLatin cricoarytēnoīdeus →
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Meanings

nouncricoarytenoideus (plural cricoarytenoidei)

plural cricoarytenoidei

  1. alternativeanatomyAlternative form of cricoarytenoid muscle.

Origin

  1. Latincricoarytēnoīdeus
  2. Englishcricoarytenoideus

Borrowed from Latin cricoarytēnoīdeus, clipping of musculus cricoarytēnoīdeus (“cricoarytenoid muscle”).

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APA

cricoarytenoideus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricoarytenoideus

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