lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

noun

A muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords.

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Meanings

nounlateral cricoarytenoid muscle (plural lateral cricoarytenoid muscles)

plural lateral cricoarytenoid muscles · alternative lateral cricoarytenoid · alternative cricoarytenoideus lateralis

  1. anatomyA muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 側環杓肌 /侧环杓肌
  • 側環杓肌 /侧环杓肌 (cè huánsháo jī)muscle
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