thyrocervical

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US/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈsɝ.vɪk.əl/

adjective

Relating to the thyroid and the neck.

OriginEnglish cervical ← French cervica ← New Latin cervīcāli →
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Meanings

adjectivethyrocervical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalanatomyRelating to the thyroid and the neck.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Latincervīx
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. New Latincervīcāli
  17. Frenchcervica
  18. Englishcervical
  19. Englishthyrocervical

From thyro- + cervical.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 甲狀頸 /甲状颈
  • 甲狀頸 /甲状颈 (jiǎzhuàngjǐng)relating to the thyroid and the neck
Spanish tirocervical
  • tirocervicalrelating to the thyroid and the neck

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thyrocervical

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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