thyromental

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adjective

Relating to the thyroid cartilage and the chin.

“thyromental distance”

OriginEnglish mental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin mentum →
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Meanings

adjectivethyromental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the thyroid cartilage and the chin.

    thyromental distance

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. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
  15. Proto-Italic*məntom
  16. Latinmentum
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishmental
  20. Englishthyromental

From thyro- + mental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thyromental

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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