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cricoid

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cricoid /cri·coid/ (kri´koid)
1. ring-shaped.
2. the cricoid cartilage.
cri·coid (krkoid)
adj.
Ring-shaped.
cricoid
[krī′koid]
Etymology: Gk, krikos, ring, eidos, form
adj, having a ring shape (for example, the cricoid cartilage).
cricoid [kri´koid]
1. ring-shaped.
2. the cricoid cartilage.
cricoid
1. ring-shaped.
2. the cricoid cartilage.
cricoid cartilage
a ringlike cartilage at the caudal part of the larynx.
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