cricoid

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UK/ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd/US/ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/

adjective

Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.

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OriginNew Latin cricoīdēs ← Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivecricoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.

    Synonyms: cricoidal

nouncricoid (plural cricoids)

plural cricoids

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of cricoid cartilage.

    What luck that Mr. Romeo still gripped and twisted and cracked that crooked cricoid as X-rayed by the firemen and mountain guides in the street.

    1972, Владимир Набоков, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, page 81

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.

Similar
cricoidal
Also see
cricoid cartilage

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  2. New Latincricoīdēs
  3. Englishcricoid

Borrowed from New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

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Translations

Catalan cricoide
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French cricoïde
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Italian cricoide
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Portuguese cricoide
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Spanish cricoides
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Thai ไครคอยด์
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APA

cricoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricoid

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“cricoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cricoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricoid.

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