lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

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lateral cricoarytenoid muscle (plural lateral cricoarytenoid muscles)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords.
    Coordinate term: posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

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