cricoid

American  

[krahy-koid] / ˈkraɪ kɔɪd /

adjective

1. pertaining to a ring-shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx.

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noun

1. the cricoid cartilage.

cricoid British  

/ ˈkraɪkɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ring-shaped lowermost cartilage of the larynx

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noun

1. this cartilage

Etymology

Origin of cricoid

1700–10; < New Latin cricoīdes < Greek krikoeidḗs ring-shaped. See circle, -oid

Example Sentences

Dr. Genden also transplanted the cricoid, cartilage cuffing the trachea, supplanting Ms. Sein’s completely destroyed cricoid.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2021

The thick cricoid cartilage forms a ring, with a wide posterior region and a thinner anterior region.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The cricoid cartilage, seen from the side, and showing behind and laterally the articular or joint surfaces by which it connects with the thyroid below and the arytenoid cartilage above.

From Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Mills, Wesley

At the back the lower edges of the thyroid rest upon the cricoid cartilage, which derives its name from the Greek krikos, a signet-ring.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.

We are concerned endoscopically with four of its cartilaginous structures: the epiglottis, the two arytenoid cartilages, and the cricoid cartilage.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier