posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

noun

A muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

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Meanings

nounposterior cricoarytenoid muscle (plural posterior cricoarytenoid muscles)

plural posterior cricoarytenoid muscles · alternative posterior cricoarytenoid · alternative cricoarytenoideus posterior

  1. anatomyA muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 後環杓肌 /后环杓肌
  • 後環杓肌 /后环杓肌 (hòu huánsháo jī)muscle
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