arytaenoīdēs

Meaning

1. Greek typeNew Latinone terminationShaped like a ladle; arytenoid.
   Et quemadmodum larynx unus est, sic et lingula una est, quae ab arytenoide cartilagine incipit, et in thyroidem finit, quo motu voluntario mobilis sit.1621, Caspar Bauhin, Theatrum anatomicum: infinitis locis auctum, ad morbos accomodatum et ab ..., 2nd edition, page 539:
   Secundum par ab annulari posterius oritur carnoso initio, et in glottalis seu arytaenoides partem inferiorem implantatur nervoso fine, laryngem diductione cartilaginum duarum Arytaenoidum aperiens.1677, Thomas Bartholin et al., Anatome quartum renovata, page 442:

Declension

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs), from ᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină, “a ladle or cup”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of arytēnoīdeus.

In English words that came into English from arytaenoīdēs

• cricoarytenoidcricoarytaenoīdēs
• thyroarytenoidthyreoarytaenoīdēs