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adj. Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.

adj. Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.

In anatomy, pertaining to or connected with the cricoid and thyroid cartilages: as, a cricothyroid artery, membrane, or muscle.

n. A muscle which extends from the cricoid to the thyroid cartilage.

"What he was looking at was the instrument used in ER to do a cricothyroid punch, a type of emergency tracheotomy, except it's designed to provide a temporary measure, and is inserted through the membrane just above the trachea with a single stab, a much easier procedure for unskilled hands than the regular technique."

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