CRICOID


Meaning of CRICOID in English

[ 'krʌɪkɔɪd ]

■ noun (also ~ cartilage ) Anatomy the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx.

Origin

C18: from mod. L. ~es 'ring-shaped'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.