English Explanatory Dictionary

cricoid cartilage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ring of hyaline cartilage which articulates with the lower cornua of the thyroid cartilage and with which the arytenoid cartilages articulate; it forms the inferior wall of the larynx.

Word forms

cricoid cartilage cricoid cartilages

Synonyms

cricoid
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