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crico-|ˈkraɪkəʊ| comb. form of Gr. κρίκος = κίρκος ring, used in Anat. in sense ‘pertaining to or connected with the cricoid cartilage’, as crico-aryˈtenoid a., pertaining to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages; also n. (sc. muscle); crico-ˈthyroid a., pertaining to the cricoid and thyroid cartilages; also n. (sc. muscle); hence crico-ˈthyroidean a.; so crico-pharyngeal, crico-tracheal. criˈcotomy, the operation of dividing the cricoid cartilage.
1842E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 272 The crico-thyroidean membrane. 1847Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 101/1 The crico-thyroid muscles. 1878T. Byrant Pract. Surg. (1879) II. 31 The crico-thyroid arteries. |