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arytenoid (medicine) and postcapillary venule (medicine)


arytenoid (medicine)


arytenoid
<anatomy> Ladle-shaped; applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc, connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords.

Origin: Gr. Shaped like a ladle; a ladle + form.

Source: Websters Dictionary


postcapillary venule (medicine)


postcapillary venule


That portion of the blood circulation immediately downstream of the capillary network, the region having the lowest wall shear stress and the most common site of leucocytic margination and endothelial transmigration (diapedesis).