thyrolaryngeal

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adjective

Relating to the thyroid and larynx.

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

adjectivethyrolaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the thyroid and larynx.

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. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  14. Latinlarynx
  15. New Latinlaryngeus
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishlaryngeal
  19. Englishthyrolaryngeal

From thyro- + laryngeal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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