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I'm sorry Tracy meant crico (I think the MD is abbreviating) (sm)

Posted By: MTME on 2008-08-29
In Reply to: Can you tell me what it means? - tracy

Subject: I'm sorry Tracy meant crico (I think the MD is abbreviating) (sm)

crico-arytenoid joint space
or cricoid cartilage (I would flag it for QA and see if that is what they think).

Sorry about the typo.


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