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cricothyroid

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1cri·co·thy·roid
Pronunciation: -'thI-"roid
Function: adjective
: relating to or connecting the cricoid cartilageand the thyroid cartilage
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2cricothyroid
Function: noun
: a triangular muscle of the larynx that is attached to the cricoid and thyroid cartilages and is the principal tensorof the vocal cords called also cricothyroid muscle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cricothyroid cri·co·thy·roid (krī'kō-thī'roid')
adj.
Relating to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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