circumlaryngeal

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adjective

Surrounding the larynx

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

adjectivecircumlaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySurrounding the larynx

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  8. Latinlarynx
  9. New Latinlaryngeus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishlaryngeal
  13. Englishcircumlaryngeal

From circum- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with circumlaryngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

circumlaryngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlaryngeal

MLA

“circumlaryngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlaryngeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumlaryngeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlaryngeal.

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