1 the cartilage that supports the larynx (= the organ that creates the human voice) and is shaped like a ring
It opposes the cricoid cartilage against the cervical vertebrae, compressing the lumen of the upper oesophagus.
Cricoid pressure is a standard technique employed to prevent the regurgitation of gastric contents.
Prior to definitive cardiac surgery, he underwent a cricoid split for tracheal stenosis.
A medical procedure known as a cricoidectomy can be performed in which part or all of the cricoid cartilage is removed.
A ring of hyaline cartilage called the cricoid cartilage forms the inferior wall of the larynx and is attached to the top of trachea.
The pharynx joins the oesophagus at the esophageal inlet which is behind the cricoid cartilage.
As the cricoid cartilage is the narrowest part of the trachea, it is also a common point of a blockage or narrowing (stenosis).
This procedure attempts to raise vocal pitch by surgically modifying the cricoid and thyroid cartilage structures.
