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cricoid

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cri·coid  (krkoid)
n.
A ring-shaped cartilage of the lower larynx that articulates with the thyroid cartilage and artenoid cartilages.
[New Latin cricods, from Greek krikoeids, ring-shaped : krikos, ring; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots + -oeids, -oid.]
cricoid [ˈkraɪkɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the ring-shaped lowermost cartilage of the larynx
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) this cartilage
[from New Latin cricoīdes, from Greek krikoeidēs ring-shaped, from krikos ring]


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