cricotracheal

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adjective

Relating to the cricoid cartilage and the trachea

OriginEnglish tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa →
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Meanings

adjectivecricotracheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the cricoid cartilage and the trachea

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*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  12. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  13. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  14. Late Latintrāchīa
  15. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  16. Englishtrachea
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishtracheal
  20. Englishcricotracheal

From crico- + tracheal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cricotracheal

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Chicago

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