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Meaning of cricoid cartilage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Suomi rengasrusto
Magyar gyűrűporc

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cricoidectomy cricomyotomy cricondenbar cricondentherm cricopharyngeus cricothyroid

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