ARYTENOIDAEUS
\ˈɑːɹa͡ɪtnˌɔ͡ɪdiːəs], \ˈɑːɹaɪtnˌɔɪdiːəs], \ˈɑː_ɹ_aɪ_t_n_ˌɔɪ_d_iː__ə_s]\
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A small muscle, which passes from one arytenoid cartilage to the other, by its contraction brings them together, and diminishes the aperture of the glottis. Winslow divided the muscle into three portions;- the Arytenoidaeus transversus, or Ary-arytenoidaeus, and two Arytenoidaei obliqui.
By Robley Dunglison
