cricopharyngeal

American  

[krahy-koh-fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -juhl, -far-in-jee-uhl] / ˌkraɪ koʊ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl /

adjective

Anatomy.

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

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Etymology

Origin of cricopharyngeal

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.

From Salon

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.

From BBC

When the pin reaches the cricopharyngeal level the esophagoscope, forceps, and pin should be turned so that the keeper will be to the right, not so much because of the cricopharyngeal muscle as to escape the posteriorly protuberant cricoid cartilage.

From Project Gutenberg

Cricopharyngeal spasmodic stenosis usually presents the subjective symptom of difficulty in starting the bolus of food downward.

From Project Gutenberg

Deep anesthesia will relax the normal cricopharyngeal reflex closure as well as any abnormal spasm, thus assisting in the differentiation between an organic stricture and one of functional character.

From Project Gutenberg