cricoid
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9.7
- noun
- /ˈkraɪkɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
cartílago cricoides
- The cricoid cartilage is located just below the thyroid cartilage in the larynx.
- cricoid pressure
Examples
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Laryngeal chondrosarcomas usually arise from the hyaline cartilage of the posterior cricoid.
Academic text (2001) -
After appropriate exposure, the tumor was dissected from a normal-appearing cricoid with meticulous hemostasis.
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Patient 1 died of lung cancer, patient 2 of breast cancer, patient 4 of cricoid cancer, patient 9 of heart failure, and patient 11 of pneumonia.
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The neck can be divided into three zones to help guide evaluation of vascular injuries: Zone I, defined as the area between the clavicle and cricoid cartilage, has the highest mortality.
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Cricoid framework expansion with grafting material was described as early as 1938 in adults when Looper described the use of hyoid bone in the treatment of severe subglottic stenosis in an adult.
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In cases of airway obstruction, surgeons may need to access the cricoid to provide relief.
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During laryngeal surgery, care must be taken not to damage the cricoid, as it supports the airway.
Surface Forms
Morphology
cricoid = crico + oid
Formed from the medical combining form 'crico-' (ring) + the suffix '-oid' ('resembling'); as a technical anatomical term this composition is not readily interpretable by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Cricoid comes from the Greek word krikos meaning 'ring' and the ending -oid meaning 'like', as in humanoid. So the cricoid is the ring-shaped cartilage at the base of the voice box that helps keep the airway open.