Medical Definition of Lateral cricoarytenoid
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Origin, upper margin of arch of cricoid cartilage; insertion, muscular process of arytenoid; action, adducts vocal folds (narrows rima glottidis); nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal.
Synonym: musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Cricoarytenoid
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