adj 1  :  relating to or being either of two small cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached and which are situated at the upper back part of the larynx  2  :  relating to or being either of a pair of small muscles or an unpaired muscle of the larynx
n :  an arytenoid cartilage or muscle .
 
   
 
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