1. either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached; [syn: arytenoid, arytaenoid, arytenoid cartilage]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
arytaenoid
n 1: either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to
which the vocal folds are attached [syn: arytenoid,
arytaenoid, arytenoid cartilage]