aryepiglottic
- adjective
- /ˌɛəriˌɛpɪˈɡlɒtɪk/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that the aryepiglottic folds play an important role in protecting the airway during swallowing.
- aryepiglottic folds
- arytenoid and aryepiglottic
Examples
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A direct laryngoscopy was done to reveal a dense cicatrix between the epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds, and the arytenoids, causing severe obstruction of the laryngeal inlet.
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The aryepiglottic folds and the arytenoids were normal on X-ray.
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The aryepiglottic fold is the most commonly reported site of origin.
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The aryepiglottic folds were divided bilaterally.
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The hemangioma involved the left arytenoid and aryepiglottic fold.
Academic text (2006) -
The endoscope is positioned over the junction of the ipsilateral arytenoid and aryepiglottic fold.
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In 1993, Cenik et al. reported a laryngeal hamartoma in a 55-year-old man that developed in the aryepiglottic fold.
Academic text (1998) -
Endoscopy reveals that the hemangioma has invaded the left arytenoid and aryepiglottic fold and is obstructing the airway.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the presence of a lesion that extended from the level of the left aryepiglottic fold to the true vocal fold (Figure 1).
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Surgery revealed that the aryepiglottic fold was inflamed and required treatment to prevent breathing difficulties.
Surface Forms
Morphology
aryepiglottic = epiglottic (opaque) = ary + epi + glott + ic
The term combines specialized anatomical terms that are not transparent to learners without specific medical knowledge.
Etymology
Aryepiglottic joins arytenoid and epiglottic. Arytenoid names small cartilages in the 'voice box' and epiglottic comes from epiglottis, the flap that covers the 'airway' when you swallow, so aryepiglottic means 'relating to both of these parts'.