cricoid cartilage

English

Noun

cricoid cartilage (plural cricoid cartilages)

1. (anatomy) 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.

   Synonym: cricoid

Translations

Translations

• Central Sierra Miwok: tók·olo·la-
• Hungarian: gyűrűporc (hu)
• Middle English: ryngbon

References

• “cricoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “cricoid cartilage”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.