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cri·coid cartilage | \ ˈkrī-ˌkȯid- 
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\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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