postcricoid

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adjective

Behind the cricoid cartilage

OriginEnglish cricoid ← New Latin cricoīdēs ← Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivepostcricoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBehind the cricoid cartilage

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  11. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  12. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  13. New Latincricoīdēs
  14. Englishcricoid
  15. Englishpostcricoid

From post- + cricoid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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