The injured worker may be eager to file the third party suit in addition to the workersâ compensation claim because he may be entitled to recover more under another theory of liability than he can under a disability theory of loss of earning capacity (i.e. pecuniary loss and loss of earning capacity, disfigurement, pain and suffering, etc.).
Definition of PTERYGOID. : of, relating to, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.ADVERTISEMENT. of, relating to, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
The cricoid cartilage /ËkraÉªkÉÉªd ËkÉËrtÉªlÉªdÊ/ , or simply cricoid (from the Greek krikoeides meaning ring-shaped), is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea.nferior to it are the rings of cartilage around the trachea (which are not continuous-rather they are C-shaped with a gap posteriorly). The cricoid is joined to the first tracheal ring by the cricotracheal ligament, and this can be felt as a more yielding area between the firm thyroid cartilage and firmer cricoid.