prelaryngeal

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adjective

anterior to the larynx

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

adjectiveprelaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyanterior to the larynx

    Central lymph nodes were divided into three or four subgroups in some articles: ipsilateral paratracheal, pretracheal, contralateral paratracheal, and prelaryngeal.

    2015 October 3, “Risk Factors for Central Lymph Node Metastasis in CN0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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 Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  10. Latinlarynx
  11. New Latinlaryngeus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishlaryngeal
  15. Englishprelaryngeal

From pre- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prelaryngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelaryngeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelaryngeal.

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