Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - arytenoid

 adjective  Etymology: New Latin arytaenoides, from Greek arytainoeides, literally, ladle-shaped, from arytaina ladle  Date: circa 1751  1. relating to or being either of two small laryngeal cartilages to which the vocal cords are attached  2. relating to or being either of a pair of small muscles or an unpaired muscle of the larynx  • ~ noun