cricoid cartilage

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncricoid cartilage (plural cricoid cartilages)

plural cricoid cartilages

  1. anatomyA 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.

    Synonyms: cricoid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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Translations

Hungarian gyűrűporc
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