Medical Dictionary
cricoid cartilage
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cri·coid cartilage
\ˈkrī-ˌkȯid-\
Medical Definition of cricoid cartilage
: a cartilage of the larynx which articulates with the lower cornua of the thyroid cartilage and with which the arytenoid cartilages articulate—called also cricoid
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