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cricoid cartilage

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cricoid cartilage
n.
The lowermost of the laryngeal cartilages, expanded into a nearly quadrilateral plate. Also called innominate cartilage.


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Calcification of the cricoid cartilage can occur in the ridge of the posterior lamina; on lateral neck x-rays, it can appear as a linear opacity separated from the rest of the cricoid calcification and mimic a foreign-body impaction in the postcricoid area.
Perforating and migrating pharyngoesophageal foreign bodies: A series ... by Al-Sihan, Mutlaq / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A transverse cervical incision was made below the level of the cricoid cartilage.
Surgical treatment of acquired tracheocele by Gourin, Christine G. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
In this case, the inner aspect of the cricoid cartilage was resected as a margin.
Low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the subglottis treated with ... by Weinstein, Gregory S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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