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CRICOID CARTILAGE [9 records]

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Record 1 2015-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
CONT

The most important parts of the laryngeal skeleton are the thyroid cartilage, the cricoid cartilage and the two arytenoid cartilages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx
CONT

Le squelette cartilagineux du larynx est composé de cinq pièces principales : trois sont médianes, le cartilage thyroïde, le cartilage cricoïde et l’épiglotte. [...] Deux cartilages sont latéraux, ce sont les cartilages aryténoïdes qui surplombent la partie postérieure du cricoïde et sont cachés derrière le cartilage thyroïde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laringe
CONT

Las partes principales del esqueleto laríngeo son el cartílago tiroides, el cartílago cricoides y los dos cartílagos aritenoides.

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Record 2 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

The lower part of the pharynx, lying posterior to the larynx and extending from the upper margin of the epiglottis to the lower margin of the cricoid cartilage, where it continues as the esophagus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Portion inférieure du pharynx, en arrière du larynx.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
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Record 3 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Larynx
Universal entry(ies)
Cavum infraglotticum
Latin
Cavitas infraglottica
Latin
DEF

The most inferior part of the laryngeal cavity, extending from the rima glottidis to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Larynx
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cavum infraglotticum
Latin
Cavitas infraglottica
Latin
DEF

Étage inférieur du larynx situé au dessous du plan glottique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Laringe
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cavum infraglotticum
Latin
Cavitas infraglottica
Latin
DEF

Cavidad [que] se ubica entre los pliegues vocales y el borde inferior del cartílago cricoides, es continua con la tráquea.

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Record 4 2008-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
CONT

... in mammals there is added [to the arytenoid and cricoid cartilages of the larynx, ] anterior to the cricoid a large, ventrally placed cartilage, the "thyroid cartilage, which probably comes from the fourth and fifth gill arches plus their copula.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
CONT

Chez les "Mammifères" s'ajoute un troisième élément [au larynx], le cartilage thyroïde, [qu'on retrouve en] paire chez les Monotrèmes, [et dont l'ensemble est] fusionné en une sorte de bouclier ventral chez les Marsupiaux et les Euthériens [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
CONT

La laringe de los mamíferos [...] se caracteriza por la existencia de dos nuevos cartílagos, el tiroides, formado a partir de los arcos branquiales cuarto y quinto, y la epiglotis, procedente del sexto arco branquial. La aparición del cartílago tiroides es simultánea con el desarrollo de los pliegues vocales y de los pliegues vestibulares a los que protege.

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Record 5 2008-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Nose (Medicine)
CONT

The most important parts of the laryngeal skeleton are the thyroid cartilage, the cricoid cartilage and the two arytenoid cartilages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nez (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nariz (Medicina)
DEF

Cartílago mayor de la laringe, constituido por dos láminas que se unen formando un ángulo diedro abierto hacia atrás, en él se insertan los músculos y las cuerdas vocales.

CONT

Las partes principales del esqueleto laríngeo son el cartílago tiroides, el cartílago cricoides y los dos cartílagos aritenoides.

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Record 6 1998-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

The right and left cricothyroid may cross the midline and interdigitate before inserting onto the cricoid cartilage. A very small band of muscle may be found on the inferior lateral aspect of the thyroid cartilage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Les atteintes du nerf fibulaire commun à la face latérale du genou sont fréquentes et d'étiologies variées.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A downward pull of the trachea, manifested by a downward movement of the thyroid cartilage, synchronous with the action of the heart and symptomatic of aneurysm of the aortic arch; the sign is elicited most easily by drawing the cricoid cartilage upward with the thumb and forefinger while the patient sits with head thrown back and mouth closed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Le terme "battements" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
DEF

Coming after exposure to radiation.

CONT

Cricoid cartilage post radia tion chondronecrosis : an atypical case

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
CONT

La détection précoce d'une récidive néoplasique ou d'une complication post-radique nécessite une connaissance parfaite de l'imagerie du pharyngo-larynx.

Spanish

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Record 9 1977-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[The glottis] is usually flanked by [...] a ventral pair(often fused) [of cartilages, individually called] cricoid cartilage(cricoid=ring-shaped). These cartilages are regarded as derivatives of posterior visceral arches of ancestors. [Along with the arytenoid cartilages] they constitute the larynx, a structure characteristic of tetropods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Sous sa forme la plus simple («Tétrapodes non mammaliens») le larynx est fait de deux cartilages pairs [l'un d'eux est le] cartilage «cricoïde» [...], plus postérieur [que le cartilage «arythénoïde». L'ensemble des cartilages «cricoïdes» est] généralement fusionné en un anneau.

Spanish

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