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Meaning of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A muscle of the larynx that arises from the posterior surface of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the posterior of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and widens the opening of the vocal cords.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

posterior cruciate ligament posterior ethmoidal artery posterior inferior cerebellar artery posterior mal posterior malleolus posterior naris

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