Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laryngotracheal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laryn-go-tra-cheal
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to both larynx and trachea.

Example Sentences

"the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog"
"laryngotracheal stenosis"
"laryngotracheal anatomy"

Etymology

Etymology tree English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal English laryngotracheal From laryngo- + tracheal.

Frequently Paired Words

laryngotrachea

Rhymes With

brachial tracheal endotracheal intratracheal orotracheal paratracheal peritracheal extratracheal nasotracheal rachial pretracheal bronchotracheal

Questions

What does laryngotracheal mean?: Pertaining to both larynx and trachea.
Where does laryngotracheal come from?: Etymology tree English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal English laryngotracheal From laryngo- + tracheal.

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