What does cricoid mean?
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ˈkraɪ kɔɪdcricoid
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cricoidnoun
The cricoid cartilage.
cricoidadjective
Shaped like a ring, usually with reference to the cricoid cartilage.
Etymology: From κρικοειδής, from κρίκος.
Wikipedia
cricoid
The cricoid cartilage , or simply cricoid (from the Greek krikoeides meaning "ring-shaped") or cricoid ring, is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea. It forms the back part of the voice box and functions as an attachment site for muscles, cartilages, and ligaments involved in opening and closing the airway and in producing speech.
Webster Dictionary
Cricoidadjective
resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts
Etymology: [Gr. ring + -oid.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cricoid
krī′koid, adj. (anat.) ring-shaped. [Gr. krikos, a ring, and eidos, form.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cricoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cricoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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