cricoid cartilage

== English == === Noun === cricoid cartilage (plural cricoid cartilages) (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 ==== === References === “cricoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “cricoid cartilage”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.