See Also: rigid(dictionary)
rigid(dictionary)
communicating branch of superior laryngeal nerve with recurrent laryngeal nerve(medicine)
rigid dysarthria(medicine)
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laryngeal(dictionary)
Laryngeal(medicine)

laryngeal atresia (medicine) and rigid (iou)


laryngeal atresia (medicine)


laryngeal atresia
Congenital failure of the laryngeal opening to develop, resulting in partial or total obstruction at or just above or below the glottis.


rigid (iou)



rigid adjective & noun. LME.
[(French rigide from) Latin rigidus, from rigere be stiff: see -ID1.]
A. adjective.
Stiff, unyielding; unable to bend or be bent, not pliant or flexible; fixed in position. LME.
P. H. Newby A bridge that was rigid would snap if it carried too much traffic. S. Cooper Cally felt cold with fright; she stood rigid.
b. Of an airship: of the type whose shape is maintained by a framework. E20.
Strict in opinion, observance, procedure, or method; admitting or allowing of no deviation; scrupulously exact or precise. L16.
rigid designator Logic a term that identifies the same object or individual in every possible world.
J. Tyndall The fossils..were subjected to rigid scrutiny. J. R. Green The Lennoxes had remained rigid Catholics. J. Buchan She respected Mr. Craw for his rigid seclusion. H. Moore Rigid adherence to the doctrine results in domination of the sculpture by the material.
Harsh, severe, inflexible, unchanging, unvarying; not adaptable in outlook or response. M17.
W. Lippmann Industry..must be flexible, not rigid; change must be possible. A. Bishop Mrs Ogilvie was rigid, a disciplinarian. V. Bramwell In a rigid schedule allow yourself a treat occasionally.
Phrases: bore rigid, scare rigid, etc., colloq. bore, frighten, etc., (a person) excessively.
b. noun.
A strict or precise person. rare. E18.
A rigid airship. E20.
A lorry etc. with a rigid chassis, a lorry etc. which is not articulated. L20.
rigidize verb trans. make rigid (chiefly as
rigidized ppl adjective) M20.
rigidly adverb M17.
rigidness noun rigidity M17.