The new mediacal dictionary. 2014.
cricothyroid membrane — n a membrane of yellow elastic tissue that is attached below to the cricoid cartilage, in front to the thyroid cartilage, and in back to the arytenoid cartilages and that forms the vocal ligaments with its thickened upper margins * * * the… … Medical dictionary
Cricothyroid ligament — Ligament: Cricothyroid ligament The ligaments of the larynx. Antero lateral view. Latin ligamentum cricothyreoideum Gray s … Wikipedia
Cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery — Artery: Cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery The thyroid gland and its relations. Latin ramus cricothyroideus arteriae thyroideae superioris Gray s … Wikipedia
Cricothyroid articulation — The cartilages of the larynx. Latin articulatio cricothyroidea The cricothyroid articulation (or joint) is a joint connecting the cricoid cartil … Wikipedia
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
cricothyroid ligament — the inferior, larger part of the fibroelastic laryngeal membrane, which forms a ligamentous complex consisting of two distinct parts: a median or anterior part (see ligamentum cricothyroideum medianum) and paired lateral parts (see conus… … Medical dictionary
Median cricothyroid ligament — Ligament: Median cricothyroid ligament The ligaments of the larynx. Antero lateral view. Latin ligamentum cricothyroideum medianum … Wikipedia
Cricothyrotomy — Intervention In cricothyrotomy, the incision or puncture is made through the cricothyroid membrane in between the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy … Wikipedia
cricothyrotomy — Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. SEE ALSO: coniotomy. SYN … Medical dictionary
