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🗣️ Relating to larynx 🗣️ A larynx muscle
thyroarytenoid

thyroarytenoid

9.9
Relating to muscles that control the vocal cords in the voice box
  • adjective
  • /ˌθaɪroʊˌɛrɪˈtiːnɔɪd/
  • Specialized
: tiroaritenoideo
  • The thyroarytenoid muscle plays a key role in adjusting vocal cord tension.

Examples

  • Damage to the thyroarytenoid region can affect a person's ability to speak clearly.

  • Surgeons must be careful when operating near the thyroarytenoid structures in the larynx.

  • The thyroarytenoid muscle plays a crucial role in voice modulation.

  • Surgeons must be careful when operating near the thyroarytenoid area.

  • The thyroarytenoid muscle helps control the pitch and tone of the voice.

  • An injury to the thyroarytenoid structures can lead to hoarseness or voice loss.

  • Understanding the function of the thyroarytenoid muscle is important for speech therapy.

Surface Forms

thyroarytenoid positive

Morphology

thyroarytenoid = arytenoid (transparent) = thyro + arytenoid

Formed by the combining form 'thyro-' (thyroid) attached to 'arytenoid'; the meaning directly denotes relation to those cartilages.

Etymology

Thyroarytenoid comes from the parts thyro- and arytenoid, where thyro- is from 'thyroid' meaning 'shield' and arytenoid comes from a word for a 'little cup'. So the name points to the spot in the voice box where the 'shield' and 'little cup' cartilages meet, which is why it describes things related to that muscle or region.