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Noun: arytenoid cartilage
  1. Either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
    - arytenoid, arytaenoid

Derived forms: arytenoid cartilages

Type of: cartilage, gristle

Part of: larynx, voice box

Encyclopedia: Arytenoid cartilage