Tissue
cricoid cartilage
cri·coid car·ti·lage [ krahy-koid kahr-tl-ij, kahrt-lij ]
Subclass of:
Laryngeal cartilage
Definitions related to cricoid cartilage:
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A cartilage ring around the trachea below the thyroid cartilage.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The small thick cartilage that forms the lower and posterior parts of the laryngeal wall.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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