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thyroepiglottic

US/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/

thyroepiglottic adjective: connecting the thyroid cartilage and the epiglottis.

Adjective

thyroepiglottic (not comparable)

  1. Connecting the thyroid cartilage and the epiglottis.

Origin of thyroepiglottic

From thyro- + epiglottic.

Words that rhyme with thyroepiglottic

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Questions about thyroepiglottic

What does thyroepiglottic mean?
Thyroepiglottic means connecting the thyroid cartilage and the epiglottis.
What part of speech is thyroepiglottic?
Thyroepiglottic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce thyroepiglottic?
Thyroepiglottic is pronounced /ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/ (US).

Words near thyroepiglottic in the dictionary

  1. thyrocervical trunks
  2. thyrocricotomy
  3. thyrocyte
  4. thyrocytes
  5. thyrodoxin
  6. thyroepiglottic
  7. thyroepiglotticus
  8. thyroepiglottidean
  9. thyrofissure
  10. thyrofissures
  11. thyrogenic

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