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Definition of Cricoid
1. a. Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts.
Definition of Cricoid
1. a cartilage of the larynx [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cricoid
1. Ring-shaped;denoting the cricoid cartilage. Origin: L. Cricoideus, fr. G. Krikos, a ring, + eidos, form (05 Mar 2000)