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crico-

UK/kɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)/US/kɹaɪ.koʊ/

crico- prefix: of or pertaining to the cricoid cartilage.

Prefix

crico-

  1. Of or pertaining to the cricoid cartilage.

Origin of crico-

From cricoid + -o-.

Questions about crico-

What does crico- mean?
Crico- means of or pertaining to the cricoid cartilage.
What part of speech is crico-?
Crico- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce crico-?
Crico- is pronounced /kɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near crico- in the dictionary

  1. cricking
  2. Cricklade
  3. Cricklewood
  4. cricks
  5. cricky
  6. crico-
  7. crico-arytænoid
  8. crico-arytænoids
  9. cricoarytenoid
  10. cricoarytenoid muscle
  11. cricoarytenoid muscles

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