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

Ultimately, the team’s medic performed a surgical cricothyrotomy, in which he would cut into Sergeant Conrad’s neck — at his cricoid membrane — before inserting a tube that would allow unobstructed air to flow into his lungs.

From New York Times

Using a sharp knife, make a half-inch horizontal cut a half-inch deep between the Adam’s apple and the bulge an inch below it, the cricoid cartilage.

From New York Times

On the other hand, the lower end, which rests within the cricoid ring and which was likely to be forced against the mucous membrane of the trachea occasionally, was somewhat thickened to avoid the friction and leverage that might be exerted if there were any free-play allowed.

From Project Gutenberg

From their position they are spoken of as postero-superior and antero-inferior; the postero-superior are embedded in the thyroid at the level of the lower border of the cricoid cartilage, while the antero-inferior may be embedded in the lower edge of the lateral lobes of the thyroid or may be found a little distance below in relation to the inferior thyroid veins.

From Project Gutenberg