cricoid
/krahy-koid/US // ˈkraɪ kɔɪd //UK // (ˈkraɪkɔɪd) //
环状体,环状线,环状面,环状动脉
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : pertaining to a ring-shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the cricoid cartilage.
Examples
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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