cricothyroid

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UK/ˌkɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)ˈθʌɪ.ɹɔɪd/US/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

adjective

Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.

OriginEnglish thyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivecricothyroid (not comparable)

alternative cricothyroideus

  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.
nouncricothyroid (plural cricothyroids)

plural cricothyroids · alternative cricothyroideus

  1. abbreviationclippinganatomyClipping of cricothyroid muscle.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  7. New Latincricoīdēs
  8. Englishcricoid
  9. Englishcrico-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  12. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  13. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  14. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  15. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  16. Englishthyroid
  17. Englishcricothyroid

From crico- + thyroid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cricothyroid

thyroidparathyroidhypothyroidhyperthyroideuthyroiddysthyroidextrathyroidsternothyroid
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Cite this entry
APA

cricothyroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricothyroid

MLA

“cricothyroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricothyroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cricothyroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricothyroid.

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