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cricoid cartilage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: cricoid

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3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: gyűrűporc — Translations
  • Middle English: ryngbon — Translations
  • Central Sierra Miwok: tók·olo·la- — Translations