cricoid

[ krahy-koid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

cricoid

/ ˈkraɪkɔɪd /

Origin of cricoid¹

1700–10; < New Latin cricoīdes < Greek krikoeidḗs ring-shaped. See circle, -oid

Origin of cricoid¹

C18: from New Latin cricoīdes, from Greek krikoeidēs ring-shaped, from krikos ring

Shows the thyroid cartilage above and the cricoid below both viewed from the side.

To this last statement the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and the epiglottis are exceptions, being single.

The wound is enlarged as far upwards as the cricoid, bleeding being arrested with the mixture just described.

The cricoid cartilage, which forms the upper part of the framework of the larynx, rests on the "Adam's apple."

The thyroid is first affected, then the cricoid, and the arytenoids much later.

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