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cricoid
1. Resembling a ring; referring especially to the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts.
2. Relating to, or in the region of, the lowermost cartilage of the larynx.
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anular cartilage, cricoid cartilage
The lowermost of the laryngeal cartilages; it is shaped like a signet ring, being expanded into a nearly quadrilateral plate (lamina) posteriorly.

The anterior portion is called the arch (arcus).

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