cricoid UK /ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd/US /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage. noun1 •Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage.What luck that Mr. Romeo still gripped and twisted and cracked that crooked cricoid as X-rayed by the firemen and mountain guides in the street. — 1972 formscricoids
