cricoid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed rom New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/
- Rhymes: (General American) -aɪkɔɪd
Adjective[edit]
cricoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.
- Synonym: cricoidal
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
cricoid (plural cricoids)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage..
- 1972, Владимир Набоков, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, page 81:
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- “cricoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cricoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French cricoïde.
Adjective[edit]
cricoid m or n (feminine singular cricoidă, masculine plural cricoizi, feminine and neuter plural cricoide)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cricoid
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | cricoid | cricoidă | cricoizi | cricoide | ||
definite | cricoidul | cricoida | cricoizii | cricoidele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | cricoid | cricoide | cricoizi | cricoide | ||
definite | cricoidului | cricoidei | cricoizilor | cricoidelor |
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