CRICOID

Etymology

Adjective

cricoid (comparative more cricoid, superlative most cricoid)

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a cartilage of the larynx with which arytenoid cartilages articulate.

Noun

cricoid (plural cricoids)

(anatomy) The ring-shaped cartilage (cricoid cartilage) of the larynx.

Anagrams

• circoid

Source: Wiktionary


Cri"coid (kr"koid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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