cricoid

(krīko̵id′)

adjective

designating or of the ring-shaped cartilage forming the lower part of the larynx

Origin: Gr krikoeidēs, ring-shaped < krikos, ring (akin to kirkos: see circus) + -eidēs, -oid

See cricoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A ring-shaped cartilage of the lower larynx that articulates with the thyroid cartilage and artenoid cartilages.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin cricoīdēs

Origin: , from Greek krikoeidēs, ring-shaped

Origin: : krikos, ring; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -oeidēs, -oid

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