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cricoid car·ti·lage

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  1. Cricoid cartilage

    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.

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  1. Cricoid cartilage

    The cricoid cartilage, or simply cricoid, is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Cricoid Cartilage

    The small thick cartilage that forms the lower and posterior parts of the laryngeal wall.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cricoid cartilage in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cricoid cartilage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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