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arytenoid cartilage

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Noun1.arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
arytaenoid, arytenoid
cartilage, gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
larynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech


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Arytenoid cartilage granulomas are the result of chronic mucosal injury.
Recalcitrant arytenoid granuloma by Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
However, we did make an incidental finding of a small swelling on the right arytenoid muscle adjacent to the arytenoid cartilage (figure 1).
Laryngeal neurilemmoma: a case report by Earl, Ursula M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
14) Similarly, Marcus et al reported using scissors to trim the obstructing mucosa from the lateral edge of the epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds, and arytenoid cartilage in all patients, even though they saw two distinct patterns of laryngomalacia in their patients; half exhibited anteromedial collapse of aryepiglottic folds and cuneiform cartilage, while the other half manifested only anteromedial collapse of the mucosa overlying the arytenoids.
Laryngomalacia: a classification system and surgical treatment ... by Goldsmith, Ari J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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