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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

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. 1
    • : pertaining to a ring-shaped cartilage at the lower part of the larynx.
n.名词 noun
  1. 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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