cricopharyngeal

[krahy-koh-fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -juhl, -far-in-jee-uhl]

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cricopharyngeal¹

crico- ( cricoid ) + pharyngeal

Example Sentences

The procedure to fix it involves a doctor injecting 50 to 100 units of Botox — more than twice the amount often used to smooth forehead wrinkles — into the upper cricopharyngeal muscle.

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R-CPD, also known as "no burp syndrome", occurs when the cricopharyngeal muscle in the throat is unbale to relax to allow gas to pass upwards.

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This is the spasmodically closed cricopharyngeal constriction.

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Passing the cricopharyngeal and hiatal spasmodically contracted narrowings will prove the most trying part of esophagoscopy; but with the head properly held, and the tube properly placed and directed, patient waiting for relaxation of the spasm with gentle continuous pressure will usually expose the lumen ahead.

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The larynx is to be exposed as in direct laryngoscopy, the right pyriform sinus identified, the tip of the speculum inserted therein, and gently insinuated to the cricopharyngeal constriction.

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