cricoid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cricoid
1700–10; < New Latin cricoīdes < Greek krikoeidḗs ring-shaped. See circle, -oid
Example Sentences
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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 and thyroid cartilages give form and stability to the larynx; the arytenoid cartilages, by their movement, vary the width of the glottis.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
Place a finger on the Adam's apple, slide it down a little way, and the slight depression there met with locates the front opening, covered with yielding membrane, between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages.
From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.
Shows the thyroid cartilage above and the cricoid below both viewed from the side.
From Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Mills, Wesley
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