Meanings
adjectivethyroepiglottic (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyConnecting the thyroid cartilage and the epiglottis.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishthyro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
- New Latinepiglōtti
- Englishepiglottis
- Englishepiglottic
- Englishthyroepiglottic
From thyro- + epiglottic.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thyroepiglottic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
thyroepiglottic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroepiglottic
MLA
“thyroepiglottic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroepiglottic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyroepiglottic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroepiglottic.
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