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posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-te-ri-or cricoary-tenoid -mus-cle
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

posterior cricoarytenoid muscles (plural) posterior cricoarytenoid (alternative) cricoarytenoideus posterior (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

Questions

What does posterior cricoarytenoid muscle mean?
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.

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