CRICOID


Meaning of CRICOID in English

/kruy"koyd/ , Anat.

adj.

1. pertaining to a ring-shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx.

n.

2. the cricoid cartilage. See diag. under larynx .

[ 1700-10; cricoides krikoeidés ring-shaped. See CIRCLE, -OID ]

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