interarytenoid
- adjective
- /ˌɪntəˈrɛɪtɪnɔɪd/
- Specialized
- The analysis revealed significant changes in the interarytenoid area of the larynx.
- interarytenoid scar
Examples
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Image of the patient's larynx at the time of the initial laryngoscopy demonstrates interarytenoid edema and erythema with associated mucus stranding between the vocal processes.
Academic text (2010) -
An interarytenoid scar band was noted with lateral retraction of the arytenoids.
Academic text (2006) -
In our patient, the interarytenoid pattern of web formation and the history of cardiac surgery with traumatic extubation suggested an acquired etiology.
Academic text (2009) -
The doctor observed an interarytenoid swelling during the laryngoscopy.
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After the surgery, the interarytenoid region in the patient's throat was inflamed.
Surface Forms
Morphology
interarytenoid = arytenoid (opaque) = inter + arytenoid
The term 'arytenoid' is specialized and not commonly known outside medical contexts.
Etymology
The word interarytenoid has the part inter- meaning 'between', like in international. Arytenoid is the name for two small parts in the voice box, so interarytenoid describes something 'between the arytenoids' in the larynx.
