cricoid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cricoid
1700–10; < New Latin cricoīdes < Greek krikoeidḗs ring-shaped. See circle, -oid
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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 is now located, and the deeper dissection is continued from below this point.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
The cricoid cartilage was imperfect in form; the hyo-epiglottic muscles very strong.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Anatomically, there is such a weak spot in the posterior wall opposite the cricoid cartilage, known as the pharyngeal dimple, between the circular and oblique fibres of the crico-pharyngeus muscle.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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