precricoid

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adjective

anterior of the cricoid cartilage

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

adjectiveprecricoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanterior of the cricoid cartilage

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  13. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  14. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  15. New Latincricoīdēs
  16. Englishcricoid
  17. Englishprecricoid

From pre- + cricoid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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