CRICO-ARYTENOID, POSTERIOR
\kɹˈiːkə͡ʊˈɑːɹa͡ɪtnˌɔ͡ɪd], \kɹˈiːkəʊˈɑːɹaɪtnˌɔɪd], \k_ɹ_ˈiː_k_əʊ_ˈɑː_ɹ_aɪ_t_n_ˌɔɪ_d]\
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A small triangular muscle, seated in the back part of the larynx. It extends from the prominent line, at the middle of the posterior surface of the cricoid cartilage, to the outer and posterior part of the base of the arytenoid cartilage.
By Robley Dunglison
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