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cricoarytenoid

UK/ˌkɹʌɪ.kəʊ.a.ɹɪˈtiː.nɔɪd/US/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˌæɹ.əˈtiˌnɔɪd/

cricoarytenoid adjective: of or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages. Also the ellipsis of cricoarytenoid muscle.

Adjective

cricoarytenoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.
  2. Of or relating to the cricoarytenoid muscle.

Also used as

cricoarytenoid is also the ellipsis of cricoarytenoid muscle.

Forms of cricoarytenoid

Adjective
alternative UKcricoarytaenoid
alternative formcricoarytenoideus
alternative form (obsolete)crico-arytænoid
Noun
pluralcricoarytenoids

Origin of cricoarytenoid

From crico- + arytenoid, or borrowed from New Latin cricoarytaenoīdēs.

Phrases with cricoarytenoid

Questions about cricoarytenoid

What does cricoarytenoid mean?
Cricoarytenoid means of or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.
What part of speech is cricoarytenoid?
Cricoarytenoid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cricoarytenoid?
Cricoarytenoid is pronounced /ˌkɹʌɪ.kəʊ.a.ɹɪˈtiː.nɔɪd/ (UK).

Words near cricoarytenoid in the dictionary

  1. cricks
  2. cricky
  3. crico-
  4. crico-arytænoid
  5. crico-arytænoids
  6. cricoarytenoid
  7. cricoarytenoid muscle
  8. cricoarytenoid muscles
  9. cricoarytenoidei
  10. cricoarytenoideus
  11. cricoarytenoids

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