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cricoid
Ring-shaped; denoting the c. cartilage. [L. cricoideus, fr. G. krikos, a ring, + eidos, form]

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cri·coid (kriґkoid) [Gr. krikos ring + -oid] 1. resembling a ring; ring-shaped. 2. the cricoid cartilage (cartilago cricoidea [TA]).

Medical dictionary. 2011.