cricoid cartilage
English
Noun
cricoid cartilage (plural cricoid cartilages)
- (anatomy) 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.
- Synonym: cricoid
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References
- “cricoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cricoid cartilage”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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