English Explanatory Dictionary

posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

posterior cricoarytenoid muscle posterior cricoarytenoid muscles posterior cricoarytenoid cricoarytenoideus posterior
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