See Also: musculus arytenoideus transversus(medicine)
musculus arytenoideus obliquus(medicine)
arytenoideus(medicine)
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musculus arytenoideus transversus (medicine) and crank(5) (iou)


musculus arytenoideus transversus (medicine)


musculus arytenoideus transversus -->
transverse arytenoid muscle
<anatomy> A band of muscular fibres passing between the two arytenoid cartilages posteriorly; action, narrows the intercartilaginous portion of the rima glottidis; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal.

Synonym: musculus arytenoideus transversus, arytenoideus.


crank(5) (iou)



crank noun1.

A part of an axle or shaft bent at right angles, used to communicate motion or for converting reciprocal into circular motion, or vice versa. OE.
An elbow-shaped connection in bell-hanging. M18.
An elbow-shaped support or bracket. M18.
Hist. A revolving disc to which a regulated pressure could be applied, turned by prisoners as a punishment. M19.
Comb.: crank-axle (a) the driving-axle of an engine or machine; (b) a carriage axle with the ends bent twice at a right angle to lower the body while permitting the use of large wheels; crankcase the case or covering in which a crankshaft is enclosed; crankpin a pin by which a connecting-rod is attached to a crank; crankshaft a shaft driven by a crank; crank-wheel a wheel acting as a crank; esp. one having near its circumference a pin to which the end of a connecting-rod is attached as to a crankpin.