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cricoesophageal

cricoesophageal adjective: relating to the cricoid cartilage and the esophagus.

Adjective

cricoesophageal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cricoid cartilage and the esophagus

Origin of cricoesophageal

From crico- + esophageal.

Words formed from cricoesophageal

  • cricoesophageal achalasia
  • cricoesophageal tendon

Questions about cricoesophageal

What does cricoesophageal mean?
Cricoesophageal means relating to the cricoid cartilage and the esophagus.
What part of speech is cricoesophageal?
Cricoesophageal is an adjective.

Words near cricoesophageal in the dictionary

  1. cricoarytenoid muscles
  2. cricoarytenoidei
  3. cricoarytenoideus
  4. cricoarytenoids
  5. cricoconarid
  6. cricoesophageal
  7. cricoid
  8. cricoid cartilage
  9. cricoid cartilages
  10. cricoidal
  11. cricoidectomy

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