Cricoid

//ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "What luck that Mr. Romeo still gripped and twisted and cracked that crooked cricoid as X-rayed by the firemen and mountain guides in the street."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage. not-comparable

Synonyms

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cricoid cartilagecricoid cartilagecricoidal

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"What luck that Mr. Romeo still gripped and twisted and cracked that crooked cricoid as X-rayed by the firemen and mountain guides in the street."

Etymology

Borrowed rom New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

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