Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cricoid

/ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: cricoid
IPA: /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.

noun

Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage.

Example Sentences

"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

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)bor. New Latin cricoīdēsbor. English cricoid Borrowed from New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: cricoīdēs, κρῐκοειδής

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/
British English: /ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

cricoids (plural)

Derived Forms

postcricoid precricoid supracricoid cricoidal cricoidectomy

Phrases

cricoid cartilage crico-

Synonyms

cricoidal

Questions

How do you pronounce cricoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/.
What does cricoid mean?: Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.
Where does cricoid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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