cricoarytenoid muscle

== English == === Alternative forms === cricoarytenoid, cricoarytenoideus === Noun === cricoarytenoid muscle (plural cricoarytenoid muscles) (anatomy) Either of a pair of muscles which originate from the cricoid and insert on to the arytenoid cartilage, and serve to adduct and abduct the vocal folds. Meronyms: lateral cricoarytenoid muscle, posterior cricoarytenoid muscle ==== Translations ====