different between arytenoid vs creaky

English

Alternative forms

• arytaenoid (British)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin arytaeno?d?s (“ladle-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ?????????????? (arutainoeid?s), from ?????????? (arútaina, “a ladle or cup”) +? -?- (-o-) +? -????? (-eid?s, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a?.??ti?.n??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ?.??ti?n??d/, /????t.n????d/
• Rhymes: -i?n??d

Adjective

arytenoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
2. (anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.

Derived terms

Noun

arytenoid (plural arytenoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage.
2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle.

Derived terms

• arytenoidal
• arytenoidectomy
• arytenoiditis
• arytenoidopexy

Translations

References

• “arytenoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “arytenoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

creak +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?i?ki/

Adjective

creaky (comparative creakier, superlative creakiest)

1. Tending to creak
2. Worn down by overuse; decrepit
3. arthritic or rheumatic
4. (linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.

   creaky tone

   creaky voice

Derived terms

• creakiness

Translations

Anagrams

• cakery, yacker