English Explanatory Dictionary

lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

lateral cricoarytenoid muscle lateral cricoarytenoid muscles lateral cricoarytenoid cricoarytenoideus lateralis
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