arytaenoid

English Thesaurus

1. either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cartilage, gristle,
definition	:	tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults (noun.body)

part meronym	:	larynx, voice box,
definition	:	a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech (noun.body)