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cricoarytenoid

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cri·co·ar·y·te·noid (krk-r-tnoid, --rtn-oid)
adj.
Relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.

cricoarytenoid [kri″ko-ar″ĭ-te´noid]
pertaining to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.

cricoarytenoid
pertaining to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.

cricoarytenoid muscle
see Table 13.1E.


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[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] In our patient's case, the size of the tumor required compromise of the left cricoarytenoid joint.
For instance, inflammation of the cricoarytenoid joints- the vocal cords- is a common finding.
6,9,12,13) A typical finding is symmetric high uptake at the muscle origin and insertion of the arytenoid cartilage, posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, and some less intense uptake along the course of thyroarytenoid and vocalis muscle (11) (Figure 1).
 
 
 
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