cricovocal

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adjective

Relating to the cricoid cartilage and the vocal ligaments

OriginEnglish vocal ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis →
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Meanings

adjectivecricovocal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the cricoid cartilage and the vocal ligaments

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*wekʷ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  12. Proto-Italic*wōks
  13. Latinvōx
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinvōcālis
  17. Middle Englishvocal
  18. Englishvocal
  19. Englishcricovocal

From crico- + vocal.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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