different between arytenoidopexy vs arytenoid

English

Etymology

arytenoid +? -pexy

Noun

arytenoidopexy (plural arytenoidopexies)

1. (surgery) fixation of the arytenoids

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).