Meanings
adjectivecricopharyngeal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf or relating to the cricopharyngeus.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
- New Latincricoīdēs
- Englishcricoid
- Englishcrico-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
- Pre-Greek*?der.?
- Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
- Latinpharynx
- Late Latinpharyngeus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpharyngeal
- Englishcricopharyngeal
From crico- + pharyngeal.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cricopharyngeal
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cricopharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricopharyngeal
MLA
“cricopharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricopharyngeal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cricopharyngeal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricopharyngeal.
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