noun
cricoid cartilage; annular cartilage
Anatomical term for the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx.
輪状軟骨は喉頭の下部にあるリング状の軟骨です。
The cricoid cartilage is a ring-shaped cartilage located in the lower part of the larynx.
甲状軟骨 is the thyroid cartilage (Adam's apple), located above the cricoid cartilage.
From 輪状 (ring-shaped) + 軟骨 (cartilage). The term is a direct anatomical description.