cricoid

[ krahy-koid ]

/ ˈkraɪ kɔɪd /

Anatomy

adjective

pertaining to a ring-shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx.

noun

the cricoid cartilage.

Origin of cricoid

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

Words nearby cricoid

cricket frog, cricket table, Crick, Francis H. C., cricoarytenoid, cricoarytenoid muscle, cricoid, cricoid cartilage, cricoidectomy, cricopharyngeal, cricothyroid, cricothyroid muscle

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Example sentences from the Web for cricoid

To this last statement the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and the epiglottis are exceptions, being single.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
The middle cervical ganglion of the sympathetic lies opposite the level of the cricoid.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
It is composed of two parts, and is connected with the bone of the tongue above, and with the cricoid cartilage below.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter
The wound is enlarged as far upwards as the cricoid, bleeding being arrested with the mixture just described.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

The cricoid cartilage corresponds in level to that of the lower border of the sixth cervical vertebræ and its transverse process.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for cricoid

cricoid

/ (ˈkraɪkɔɪd) /

adjective

of or relating to the ring-shaped lowermost cartilage of the larynx

noun

this cartilage

Word Origin for cricoid

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

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Medical definitions for cricoid

cricoid

[ krī′koid′ ]

adj.

Ring-shaped.

单词	cricoid
释义	cricoid [ krahy-koid ] / ˈkraɪ kɔɪd / Anatomy adjective pertaining to a ring-shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx. noun the cricoid cartilage. Origin of cricoid 1700–10; <New Latin cricoīdes<Greek krikoeidḗs ring-shaped. See circle, -oid Words nearby cricoid cricket frog, cricket table, Crick, Francis H. C., cricoarytenoid, cricoarytenoid muscle, cricoid, cricoid cartilage, cricoidectomy, cricopharyngeal, cricothyroid, cricothyroid muscle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cricoid To this last statement the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and the epiglottis are exceptions, being single. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking\|Wesley Mills The middle cervical ganglion of the sympathetic lies opposite the level of the cricoid. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles It is composed of two parts, and is connected with the bone of the tongue above, and with the cricoid cartilage below. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)\|Calvin Cutter The wound is enlarged as far upwards as the cricoid, bleeding being arrested with the mixture just described. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various The cricoid cartilage corresponds in level to that of the lower border of the sixth cervical vertebræ and its transverse process. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for cricoid cricoid / (ˈkraɪkɔɪd) / adjective of or relating to the ring-shaped lowermost cartilage of the larynx noun this cartilage Word Origin for cricoid C18: from New Latin cricoīdes, from Greek krikoeidēs ring-shaped, from krikos ring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for cricoid cricoid [ krī′koid′ ] adj. Ring-shaped. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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