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

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Example Sentences

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cricoid

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 latter is connected with the cricoid cartilage by its membrane.

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

It is composed of two parts, and is connected with the bone of the tongue above, and with the cricoid cartilage below.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter

The cervical portion of the œsophagus, extending from the cricoid cartilage to the upper edge of the sternum, measures about 2 inches.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

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